RPC VI, 6725 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6725 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Annia Faustina (Augusta)
Issue ƐΤ Ɛ = 5
Dating 221/2
Obverse inscription ΑΝΝΙΑ ΦΑΥϹΤΙΝΑ ϹΕ
Edition Ἀννία Φαυστίνα Σε(βαστή)
Translation Annia Faustina Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Annia Faustina, right, on crescent
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ(ΠΟ) ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ, ΕΤ Ε
Edition Μητροπό(λεως) Καισαρί(ας) ἔτ(ους) εʹ
Translation of the metropolis Caesarea, of year 5
Reverse design agalma of Mount Argaeus placed on inscribed altar; on summit, star (?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.55 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Ganschow 729 corr.
Specimens 7 (2 in the core collections)
Note The year on https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/242333 is not absolutely certain, but the rounded shape makes Ɛ seems inevitable.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18224158 Löbbecke
3 3     Henseler 1111
4 4     Henseler 1112
5 5     Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG 312, 8 Oct. 2018, lot 2949, ex Giessener Münzhandlung 142, München 2005, lot 2054, ex Kölner Münzkabinett 59, Köln 1993, lot 297
6 6     L: 1996-7-35-1
7 7     ✸ Leu EA 16, 22 May 2021, lot 2941
8 8     Roma Numismatics EA 115, 21 Dec. 2023, lot 678