RPC VI, 6729 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6729 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Caesar)
Issue ƐΤ Ɛ = 5
Dating 221/2
Obverse inscription Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκον) Αὐρήλιος Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Caesar Marcus Aurelius Alexander
Obverse design bare-headed and draped bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ 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 altar; on summit, star; altar is garlanded
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 11.95 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Ganschow 732
Specimens 8 (4 in the core collections)
Note The Κ for Caesar would more naturally come at the end of the inscription but https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/ places it at the beginning.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 680
2 2     ✸ B: Löbb.
3 3     B: Löbb.
4 4     V: GR 20179
5 5     Henseler 1113
6 6     vA 6508
7 7     Stock Divus Numismatik
8 8     Kratky Coll.