RPC VI, 6840 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6840 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue ƐΤ Ζ = 7
Dating 227/8
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ ϹΕΟΥΗΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Obverse design radiate and draped bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ(Π) ΚΑΙϹΑΡ(Ι) ΕΤ Ζ
Reverse design Mount Argaeus; above, crescent and star; on summit, wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 12
Reference S 585, Ganschow 834k
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1895,0508.194 S 585 = BMC 330
2 2     L: 1895,0508.194 S 585 = BMC 330
3 3     NY: 1944.100.62621
4 4     Henseler 1262
5 5     Gorny & Mosch EA 274, 20 Nov. 2020, lot 2720
6 6     ✸ Henseler 1262A, ex Biga 24, 2023, lot 430