RPC VI, 6654


Image of specimen #1

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/6654 json ttl rdf xml epidoc
Volume	VI
Number	6654 (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 ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΑΝΤωΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition	Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation	Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design	radiate and draped bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription	ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟΥ ΕΤ Β
Edition	Μητροπό(λεως) Καισαρίας νεωκόρου ἔτ(ους) βʹ
Translation	of the metropolis of Caesarea, neocorate, of year 2
Reverse design	Mount Argaeus, surmounted by figure, between star and crescent; below, two prize crowns with small temple between
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	35 mm
Average weight	23.40 g
Axis	1, 11, 12
Reference	Ganschow 679b
Specimens	6 (1 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1 ✸	V: GR 20173		36	26.07	12		Show
2	2		Henseler 1019	35	26.39	1	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.) ; ex Gorny and Mosch 95, 1999, lot 602	Show
3	3		CGT coll. = Saint Paul 9, 6 Aug. 2017, lot 343	33	19.67	12	Obv.: GIC — (uncertain)	Show
4	4		CGT coll., ex Ancient Art Coins	36	19.26	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
5	5		Zeus Numismatics Auction 1, 17 Nov. 2019, lot 193	34	25.23			Show
6	6		CGT coll. = Zeus EA 21, 26 Dec. 2021, lot 5491	36	23.78	11		Show