RPC VI, 6776 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6776 (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 ΑΛΕΞΑΝ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Σεουῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Σεουῆ(ρος) Ἀλέξαν(δρος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡ(ΟΠ) ΚΑΙϹΑ(ΡΙ) ΕΤ Γ
Edition Μητροπόλεως Καισαρίας ἔτους γ Μητροπ(όλεως) Καισαρί(ας) ἔτ(ους) γ
Translation of the metropolis Caesarea, of year 3
Reverse design veiled and draped bust of Tyche, right, with headdress representing Mount Argaeus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 4.56 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference S 554; Ganschow 773c-d
Specimens 9 (2 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: Löbb. ZfN 24 (1903), p. 86
2 2     B: 800/1900 ZfN 24 (1903), p. 86 = S 554
3 3     CGT coll., ex eBay Savoca
4 4     Henseler 1169
5 5     Henseler coll. 1169A, ex Obolos EA 19, 2019, lot 590
6 6     Henseler 1168B, ex Lydia 9, 2021, lot 404
7 7     Henseler 1168C ex Demos 18, 2023, lot 967
8 8     Henseler 1168D, ex Ancient Numismatics 19, 2025, lot 298
9 9     A.S. coll. (ex Numismad 12, 5 Jan. 2024, lot 697)