RPC VI, 30946 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30946 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Orbiana (Augusta)
Issue ƐΤ Ϛ = 6
Dating 226/7
Obverse inscription ΓΝΑ ΕΡΕ ϹΑΛΛ ΒΑΡ ΟΡΒΙ
Edition Γναία Ἑρεννία Σαλλουστία Βαρβία Ὀρβιανή Γνα(ία) Ἑρε(ννία) Σαλλ(ουστία) Βαρ(βία) Ὀρβι(ανή)
Translation Gnaea Herennia Sallustia Barba Orbiana
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Orbiana, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ (?) ΚΑΙϹΑ, ΕΤ Ϛ
Edition Μητροπόλεως Καισαρίας ἔτους ϛʹ Μητρο(πόλεως) Καισα(ρίας) ἔτ(ους) ϛʹ
Translation of the metropolis Caesarea, of year 6
Reverse design temple with four columns enclosing agalma of Mount Argaeus on altar, globe(?) in pediment
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 12.94 g
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ A.S. Coll., ex SPQR Collection 2, 12–13 Sept. 2024, lot 587