RPC VI, 6733 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #10

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6733 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue ƐΤ Α = 1
Dating 222
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΟΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ, ΕΤ Α
Reverse design agalma of Mount Argaeus, surmounted by star, placed on inscribed altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 6, 7, 11, 12
Specimens 12 (6 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18224106 Rauch
1 1     P: 658
2 2     Cop: 287
2 2     CGT coll., ex eBay Savoca
3 3     O
4 4     V: GR 20174
5 5     V: GR 20175
6 6     Henseler 1134
7 7     CGT coll., ex eBay Tatter's Relics
8 8     Henseler 1135
9 9     CGT coll., ex eBay Lanz
10 10     ✸ T. Mullally Coll., ex Agora Auctions 105, 19 April 2022, lot 122