RPC VI, 6786


Image of specimen #7

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/6786 json ttl rdf xml epidoc
Volume	VI
Number	6786 (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 ϹΕΟ(Υ)(Η)(Ρ)(ΟϹ) ΑΛΕΞΑΝ(Δ)
Edition	Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Σεουῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Σεουῆρος Ἀλέξανδ(ρος)
Translation	Emperor Caesar Severus Alexander
Obverse design	laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription	ΜΗΤΡΟ(ΠΟ) ΚΑΙϹ(Α)(Ρ), ΕΤ Δ
Edition	μητροπόλεως Καισαρίας ἔτους δʹ μητροπό(λεως) Καισαρ(ίας) ἔτ(ους) δʹ
Translation	of the metropolis of Caesarea, year 4
Reverse design	temple with two columns, enclosing agalma of Mount Argaeus; globe or star in pediment
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	27 mm
Average weight	12.73 g
Axis	6, 12
Specimens	9 (2 in the core collections)

#	Specimen	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1	P: AA.GR.1180			15.16			Show
2	2	B	Rauch	27	13.08	12		Show
3	3		Effler coll.	27	12.75	6	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
4	4		Henseler 1186	26	10.92	12	Obv.: GIC — (uncertain)	Show
5	5		Henseler 1187	27	12.78	12		Show
6	6		Wildwinds ex Steinberg coll.36525, ex Timeline Auctions (August 2014)	27				Show
7	7 ✸		Roma Numismatics E-Live 3, 25 Oct. 2018, lot 535	27.2	13.90	12		Show
8	8		Bucephalus Black 4, 2 Sept. 2022, lot 1027	27	11.78			Show
9	9		Aquila 7, 4 Dec. 2022, lot 542	26.8	11.50		Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show