RPC VI, 6716 (temporary)

 

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6716 (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 ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΑΝΤωΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνεῖνος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate and draped bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription [ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ Κ]ΑΙϹΑΡ, ΕΤ Δ
Edition μητροπόλεως Καισαρίας ἔτους δʹ μητροπό(λεως) Καισαρ(ίας) ἔτ(ους) δʹ
Translation of the metropolis of Caesarea, year 4
Reverse design altar, decorated with small Mount Argaeus, surmounted by four corn ears
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Reference SM 527a; Ganschow 710
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note Confirmation required. SM 527b lists another similar example in NY = Marthaler, p. 93, no. 180 = S 482 ('Caracalla'), which is regarded here as probably being of year 1 (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/49827). See also https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/49827 (attributed to year1).
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Burbules coll. = SM 527a