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Coin of the Koinon of the Macedonians with the head of Alexander the Great issued under Alexander Severus

Coin of the Koinon of the Macedonians with the head of Alexander the Great issued under Alexander Severus

r. 222 - 235 CE

Severus Alexander

Roman Provincial

Obv.: head of Alexander the Great to r., wearing an Attic helmet decorated with a griffin. Rev.: horseman galloping to r., wearing a chlamys over the shoulders, a cuirass and boots, and raising his right arm in a gesture of salute.

bronze

Roman Imperial period, Middle

Coins