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
Obverse design laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΚΑΙϹΑ, ΕΤ Ε
Reverse design temple with two columns, enclosing agalma of Mount Argaeus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
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

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