RPC VI, 6808 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6808 (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 ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Σεουῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Σεου(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρ(ος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹΑ, ΕΤ Ε
Edition Μητροπόλεως Καισαρίας ἔτους εʹ Μητροπ(όλεως) Καισα(ρίας) ἔτ(ους) εʹ
Translation of the metropolis Caesarea, of year 5
Reverse design temple with two columns, enclosing agalma of Mount Argaeus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 3.58 g
Axis 12
Reference Ganschow 798
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note Confirmation required: date not entirely clear, though probable. A coin in B for this denomination has this design (3.06g, ΑΥ Κ ϹƐΟΥΗ ΑΛƐΞΑΝΔΡ) with a radiate head, r., on the obv., but the year is not visible.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     B Löbbecke
2 2     ✸ Saint Paul Antiques 15, 27 Jan. 2018, lot 388