RPC VI, 366 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 366 (temporary)
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Koinon of Macedonia
Reign Severus Alexander
Issue One neocoria - Type B flowing hair, r.
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Edition Ἀλεξάνδρου
Translation of Alexander
Obverse design diademed head of Alexander the Great, right, with flowing hair; below, club
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ ΝΕΩ
Edition Κοινόν Μακεδόνων νεω(κόρων)
Translation Koinon of the Macedonians, neocorate
Reverse design cista from which a serpent rises, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.27 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference AMNG 400–1
Specimens 8 (3 in the core collections)
Note Obverse legend either ΑΛƐΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ or ΑΛƐΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1868,0810.15 BMC 119 = AMNG 400.1
2 2     C: Leake AMNG 401.2
3 3     V AMNG 400.3
4 4     A: 1568α AMNG 401.1 = ZfN 24 (1904), pl. VII, 32, obv.
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     Gorny & Mosch 126, 14 Oct. 2003, lot 1735
7 7     VAuctions 308, 26 June 2014, lot 94
8 8     Numisfitz 1, 26 Mar. 2023, lot 438