RPC VI, 6802


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Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/6802 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	VI
Number	6802 (temporary)
Province	Cappadocia
Region	Cappadocia
City	Caesarea
Reign	Severus Alexander
Person (obv.)	Orbiana (Augusta)
Issue	ƐΤ Ɛ = 5
Dating	225/6
Obverse inscription	ΓΝΑ ΕΡΕ ϹΑΛΛ ΒΑΡ ΟΡΒΙ
Obverse design	diademed and draped bust of Orbiana, right
Reverse inscription	ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ, ΕΤ Ε
Edition	Μητροπ(όλεως) Καισαρί(ας) ἔτ(ους) εʹ
Translation	of the metropolis Caesarea, of year 5
Reverse design	veiled and draped bust of Tyche, right, with headdress representing Mount Argaeus
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	26 mm
Average weight	11.33 g
Axis	6, 12
Reference	Ganschow 852
Specimens	2 (0 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Obverse	Reverse	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1 ✸				Henseler 1294	26	11.11	12	Obv.: GIC — (uncertain) ; = Sear 3404	Show
2	2				Henseler 1294A = Biga Numismatics EA 33, 14–15 Sept. 2024, lot 623	26	11.54	6		Show