RPC VI, 6780 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6780 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue ƐΤ Δ = 4
Dating 224/5
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ ϹΕΟΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Σεουῆ(ρος) Ἀλέξα(νδρος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹ, ΝΕΩΚΟ, ΕΤ Δ
Edition Μητρο(πόλεως) Καισ(αρείας) νεωκό(ρου) ἔτ(ους) δʹ
Translation of the metropolis Caesarea, neocorate, of year 4
Reverse design agalma of Mount Argaeus placed on inscribed altar; on summit, wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 14.50 g
Axis 12
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B Löbbecke