RPC VI, 6786 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6786 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue ƐΤ Δ = 4
Dating 224/5
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ ϹΕΟ(Υ)(Η)(Ρ)(ΟϹ) ΑΛΕΞΑΝ(Δ)
Obverse design laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ(ΠΟ) ΚΑΙϹ(Α)(Ρ), ΕΤ Δ
Reverse design temple with two columns, enclosing agalma of Mount Argaeus; globe or star in pediment
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 9 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: AA.GR.1180
2 2     B Rauch
3 3     Effler coll.
4 4     Henseler 1186
5 5     Henseler 1187
6 6     Wildwinds ex Steinberg coll.36525, ex Timeline Auctions (August 2014)
7 7     ✸ Roma Numismatics E-Live 3, 25 Oct. 2018, lot 535
8 8     Bucephalus Black 4, 2 Sept. 2022, lot 1027
9 9     Aquila 7, 4 Dec. 2022, lot 542