RPC VI, 6743 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6743 (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 ϹΕΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκον) Σεουῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤ Γ
Edition Μητροπόλ(εως) Καισαρίας ἔτ(ους) γʹ
Translation of the Metropolis Caesarea, of year 3
Reverse design Sarapis, draped and standing left, holding sceptre and raising raising arm over agalma of Mount Argaeus surmounted by figure
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 25.38 g
Axis 12
Reference Ganschow 742b
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B Löbbecke
2 2     Mu: 97
3 3     ✸ On Facebook (B Aaker)
4 4     Henseler 1139A, exs Leu EA 23, 22 Aug. 2022, lot 3678