RPC VI, 6778 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6778 (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 ΚΑΙϹΑ, ΕΤ Γ
Edition Μητροπόλεως Καισαρίας ἔτους γ Μητρ(οπόλεως) Καισα(ρίας) ἔτ(ους) γ
Translation of the metropolis Caesarea, of year 3
Reverse design Nike in galloping biga, right; above, small agalma of Mount Argaeus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 4.63 g
Axis 12
Reference Ganschow 771–2
Specimens 7 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1980.262
2 2     B Löbbecke
3 3     ✸ O
4 4     Lindgren I, 1727
5 5     Henseler coll. 1167A = Savoca Numismatics Blue 3, 8 June 2019, lot 556
6 6     Kybele Numismatics 2, 5–6 Mar. 2024, lot 557
7 7     CNG EA 584, 2 Apr. 2025, lot 531