RPC VI, 6802


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Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/6802 json ttl rdf xml epidoc
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
Edition	Γνα(ία) Ἑρε(ννία) Σαλλ(ουστία) Βαρ(βία) Ὀρβι(ανή)
Translation	Gnaea Herennia Sallustia Barba Orbiana
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