RPC VI, 6790 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #12

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6790 (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 ϹΕ(ΟΥ)(Η) 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 ΜΗΤΡΟ(Π) ΚΑΙϹΑ(Ρ) ΕΤ Δ
Edition μητροπ(όλεως) Καισαρ(ίας) ἔτ(ους) δʹ
Translation of the metropolis of Caesarea, year 4
Reverse design three corn-ears tied together
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 6.59 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference S 559; Ganschow 784h-m
Specimens 12 (5 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: F11
2 2     B Löbbecke
3 3     B Löbbecke
4 4     B Rauch
5 5     NY: 1944.100.62483
6 6     Henseler 1192
7 7     Henseler 1191
8 8     Savoca Live Online Auction 11, 18 Dec. 2016, lot 464
9 9     Sydenham = S 559
10 10     CGT coll., ex G. Rhode
11 11     Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG Blue 7, 26 May 2018, lot 719
12 12     ✸ B. Effler Coll., ex Demos 16, 3 Feb. 2023, lot 709