RPC VI, 10771 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10771 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue ƐΤ Β = 2
Dating 218/19
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΑΝΤωΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρή(λιος) Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate bust of Elagabalus, left, seen from rear, with spear and shield
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑ, ΕΤ Β(?)
Edition Μητροπό(λεως) Καισαρία(ς) ἔτ(ους) βʹ
Translation of the metropolis of Caesarea, of year 2
Reverse design agalma of Mount Argaeus placed on inscribed altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 13.08 g
Axis 6
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note The numeral looks like a R, which seems most similar to B, than the other years attested (Γ and Ɛ). Confirmation welcome
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Henseler 1035 = Naumann 59, 5 Nov. 2017, lot 255