RPC VI, 6687 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6687 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Julia Maesa (Augusta)
Issue ƐΤ Β = 2
Dating 218/19
Obverse inscription ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΜΕϹϹΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤ
Edition Ἰουλία Μέσσα Σεβαστή Ἰουλία Μέσσα Σεβαστ(ή)
Translation Julia Maesa Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Julia Maesa, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑ, ΕΤ Β
Edition Μητροπόλεως Καισαρίας ἔτους βʹ Μητροπό(λεως) Καισαρία(ς) ἔτ(ους) βʹ
Translation of the metropolis of Caesarea, of year 2
Reverse design altar, decorated with small Mount Argaeus, surmounted by four corn ears
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 8.23 g
Axis 12
Reference SM 531c; Ganschow 724
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
Note The strange form ΜƐϹϹΑ also occurs on https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/50397.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 18224169 Löbbecke
2 2     NY: 1944.100.62606