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 Φαυστῖνα Σεβαστή Ἀννία Φαυστῖνα 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 Μητροπόλεως Καισαρίας ἔτους εʹ 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

# Specimen 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