RPC VI, 6824 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6824 (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 ϹΕΟΥ(Η) ΑΛΕΞΑΝ(ΔΡ)
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Σεουῆ(ρος) Ἀλέξανδρ(ος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Severus Alexander
Obverse design radiate and draped bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ (or ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ) ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙAϹ ΝΕω(Κ)(Ο)(Ρ) ΕΤ Ϛ
Edition μητροπόλεως Καισαρίας νεωκόρ(ου) ἔτ(ους) ϛʹ
Translation of the metropolis Caesarea, neocorate, year 6
Reverse design inscription in lines
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 7.77 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference S 574–5, 577–8 corr.; SM 574a, 575a-c, 575e, 576a; Ganschow 823
Specimens 9 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: B 835
2 2     O
3 3     ✸ Henseler 1230
4 4     Henseler 1236; Henseler 1236
5 5     Henseler 1239 = Rauch E-Αuction 12, 23 Mar. 2013, lot 583
6 6     London Ancient Coins 2019
7 7     Henseler 1239A, ex Zeus 9, 2020, lot 459
8 8     Nimrod Numismatik 3, 3 Sept. 2023, lot 345
9 9     N&N London EA 39, 4 Nov. 2023, lot 393