RPC VI, 6790 (temporary)

 

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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 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 ΜΗΤΡΟ(Π) ΚΑΙϹΑ(Ρ) ΕΤ Δ
Edition μητροπόλεως Καισαρίας ἔτους δʹ 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

# Specimen 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