RPC VI, 6799


Image of specimen #7

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/6799 json ttl rdf xml epidoc
Volume	VI
Number	6799 (temporary)
Province	Cappadocia
Region	Cappadocia
City	Caesarea
Reign	Severus Alexander
Person (obv.)	Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue	ƐΤ Ɛ = 5
Dating	225/6
Obverse inscription	ΑΥ Κ ϹΕΟΥ(Η) ΑΛΕΞΑΝ(ΔΡ)
Edition	Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Σεουῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Σεουῆ(ρος) Ἀλέξανδρ(ος)
Translation	Emperor Caesar Severus Alexander
Obverse design	laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription	ΜΗΤΡ(Ο) ΚΑΙϹΑ, ΕΤ Ε
Edition	Μητροπόλεως Καισαρίας ἔτους εʹ Μητρο(πόλεως) Καισα(ρίας) ἔτ(ους) εʹ
Translation	of the metropolis Caesarea, of year 5
Reverse design	Mount Argaeus; on summit, wreath
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	27 mm
Average weight	12.14 g
Axis	6, 11, 12
Reference	S 560–560a
Specimens	13 (5 in the core collections)

#	Specimen	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1	L: 1844,0425.330	S 560 = BMC 310	26	10.94	11		Show
2	2	B	Löbbecke	28	11.34	11		Show
3	3	O		28	14.85	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
4	4	V: GR 20181						Show
5	5	V: GR 37587			11.18			Show
6	6	Bern	Righetti 1799	27	11.47	12		Show
7	7 ✸		Pecunem 37, 1 Nov. 2015, lot 586	27	12.10		Obv.: GIC — (uncertain)	Show
8	8		CGT coll., ex eBay Savoca	25	11.66	6		Show
8	8		Henseler 1194	27	13.31	12	Obv.: GIC 12i (Helios (?), radiate head r.)	Show
9	9		Henseler 1195					Show
10	10		C. Clay coll., ex eBay Lanz, 18 Feb, 2018	28	13.86	12		Show
10	10		Henseler 1196					Show
12	12	Leeds-UL: 1577		26.5	10.65	11		Show