RPC VI, 6728 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6728 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Caesar)
Issue ƐΤ Ɛ = 5
Dating 221/2
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ(ΡΗΛΙ) ΑΛΕΞΑΝ(Δ)
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀλέξανδρος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρήλι(ος) Ἀλέξανδ(ρος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Alexander
Obverse design bare-headed and draped bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ(Ι)(Α), ΕΤ Ε
Edition Μητροπόλεως Καισαρίας ἔτους εʹ Μητροπ(όλεως) Καισαρία(ς) 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 26 mm
Average weight 10.66 g
Axis 12
Reference Ganschow 733e-f
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note An unusual obv. inscription and bust seen from rear, perhaps dating after Alexander's elevation to Augustus. See introduction.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ O
2 2     Knopek 17, 22 May 1981, lot 426