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 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 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 4.53 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference S 554; Ganschow 773c-d
Specimens 7 (2 in the core collections)

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