RPC VI, 6742 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6742 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue ƐΤ Γ = 3
Dating 223/4
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ϹΕΟΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟΥ [ΕΤ Γ]
Reverse design Mount Argaeus, surmounted by figure, between star and crescent; below, two prize crowns with small temple between
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Reference Ganschow 738a
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Note Confirmation required. Year not legible, but the obv. die link suggests year 3.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 664