RPC VI, 6805 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6805 (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 ΑΛΕΞΑΝ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Σεου(ῆρος) Ἀλέξαν(δρος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ ΕΤ Ε
Edition Μητρο(πόλεως) Καισαρί(ας) ἔτ(ους) εʹ
Translation of the metropolis Caesarea, of year 5
Reverse design altar, surmounted by four corn ears
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 7.69 g
Axis 6, 7, 11
Reference S 562; Ganschow 795a-b
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1897,0104.425 S 562 = BMC 312
2 2     C: Lewis 1720
3 3     Washington: 74.108.23