RPC VI, 10938 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10938 (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 ΑΛΕΞ[ΑΝΔΡΟϹ ..]
Obverse design laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription [ΜΗΤΡΟΠ.. ΚΑΙϹΑΡ... ], ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟΥ ΕΤ Γ
Reverse design Apollo seated left on rocks, radiate and holding branch in his right hand and resting his left on a globe; to left and right, elaborate baetyl-shaped column; above, Mount Argaeus?
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 12
Reference Ganschow —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note The date might be year 6
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Henseler 1205A, ex Ares 4, 2019, lot 1250
6 6     Henseler 1205B, ex Rex Numismatics Rex Budget 1, 19 Aug. 2023, lot 348