RPC VI, 6816 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6816 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue ƐΤ Ϛ = 6
Dating 226/7
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ ϹΕΟΥΗΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ
Obverse design laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹΑΡI ΕΤ Ϛ
Reverse design Mount Argaeus, among six stars; below, double branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 1, 12
Reference Ganschow 803
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     O
2 2     ✸ asiaminorcoins.com
3 3     Henseler 1212
4 4     Henseler 1211
5 5     Aquila 7, 4 Dec. 2022, lot 537 (year 7)
6 6     Kölner Münzkabinett 121, 12–13 Apr. 2024, lot 337