RPC VI, 6756 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6756 (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 ϹΕΟΥΗΡ(ΟϹ) ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ(Ο)
Obverse design laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠ(Ο) ΚΑΙϹΑ(ΡΙΑϹ) ΕΤ Γ
Reverse design Mount Argaeus; on summit, wreath between crescent and star (or crescent and star)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference S 543
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1895,0508.190 S 543 = BMC 299
2 2     Henseler 1141
3 3     Henseler 1140
4 4     Henseler 1215