RPC VI, 30256 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30256 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Issue ƐΤ Δ = 4
Dating 220/1
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙ ΑΝΤωΝ[...]
Obverse design radiate and draped bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹΑΥΙ (sic), ΕΤ [Δ?]
Reverse design agalma of Mount Argaeus placed on inscribed altar; above star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 11.94 g
Axis 6
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note Attributed to year 4 in view of the obverse die link with https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/98427.  ΚΑΙϹΑΥΙ for ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ with the Ρ poorly rendered and looking like Υ
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Henseler 1025A, ex Zeus EA 12, 2020, lot 1584
1 1     ✸ Henseler 1080A, ex Savoca 94, 2021, lot 1079