RPC VI, 6773 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6773 (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 ϹΕΟΥΗ(ΡΟϹ) ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔ(ΡΟϹ)
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Σεουῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Σεουῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate head of Severus Alexander, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ ΝΕωΚΟ ΕΤ Γ
Edition Μητροπόλεως Καισαρίας νεωκόρου ἔτους γʹ Μη(τροπόλεως) Καισαρί(ας) νεωκό(ρου) ἔτ(ους) γʹ
Translation of the metropolis Caesarea, neocorate, of year 3
Reverse design prize crown, decorated with image of Mount Argaeus, with three palm branches
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 6.58 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference S 552; Ganschow 786b, 786e
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1844,0425.1070 S 552 = BMC 307
2 2     ✸ CNG EA 351, 20 May 2015, lot 561
3 3     Gülek Boğazi hoard, no. 24
4 4     Henseler 1165, ex MM Deutschland 19, 2006, lot 287
5 5     Zeus Budget Auction 13, 31 Oct. 2020, lot 407
6 6     Demos 46, 22 Mar. 2025, lot 746 (Gallienus, Side)