RPC VI, 6658


Image of specimen #2

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/6658 json ttl rdf xml epidoc
Volume	VI
Number	6658 (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 ϹΕΒΑϹ[Τ]
Edition	Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβαστ(ός)
Translation	Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design	radiate and draped bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription	ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ(Λ) ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑ(Ϲ), ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟΥ ΕΤ Β
Edition	Μητροπόλ(εως) Καισαρίας νεωκόρου ἔτ(ους) β
Translation	of the metropolis of Caesarea, neocorate, of year 2
Reverse design	Mount Argaeus, surmounted by three figures; below, two prize crowns with small temple between
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	35 mm
Average weight	24.09 g
Axis	11, 12
Reference	Ganschow 680c-f
Specimens	14 (8 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1	L: 1933,0303.1		35	25.96	11	kept with coins of Caracalla; tooled	Show
2	2 ✸	P: 636		35	19.81		Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
3	3	B: 18224108	Löbbecke	35	27.28	11		Show
4	4	B: 18224109	Fox	35	27.68	12		Show
5	5	B		35	21.55	12	Obv.: GIC — (uncertain)	Show
6	6	B: 18224111	Löbbecke	35	24.62	11	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
7	7	B: 18224112	Fox	35	23.47	11		Show
8	8	V: GR 29129					Obv.: GIC — (uncertain) ; under Alexander	Show
9	9	Anamur: 413		35	24.00	11	Obv.: GIC — (uncertain) ; inscriptions illegible ('Alexander')	Show
10	10	Boston: 59.244		37	26.73	11	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.) ; 'Caracalla'	Show
11	11		Henseler 1020	36	25.72	12		Show
12	12		Saint Paul Antiques Auction 3, 8 Apr. 2017, lot 205	33	19.69	12	date not clear	Show
13	13		Henseler 1020A ex Savoca Blue 166, 2023, lot 1137	36	22.91	12		Show
14	14		Henseler 1020B, ex Bucephalus 25, 2023, lot 903	34	23.80	12		Show