RPC VI, 6757 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6757 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue ƐΤ Γ = 3
Dating 223/4
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ ϹΕΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔ
Obverse design laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹΑ, ΕΤΟΥС Γ
Reverse design Mount Argaeus; to left, star; to right, crescent (?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 11
Reference S 541 (corr)
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Note S describes the bust as radiate, but it seems to be laureate.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1895,0508.188 S 541 = BMC 300