RPC VI, 6799 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6799 (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(Η) ΑΛΕΞΑΝ(ΔΡ)
Obverse design laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡ(O) ΚΑΙϹΑ, ΕΤ Ε
Reverse design Mount Argaeus; on summit, wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 6, 11, 12
Reference S 560–560a
Specimens 9 (5 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1844,0425.330 S 560 = BMC 310
2 2     B Löbbecke
3 3     O
4 4     V: GR 20181
5 5     V: GR 37587
6 6     Bern Righetti 1799
7 7     ✸ Pecunem 37, 1 Nov. 2015, lot 586
8 8     CGT coll., ex eBay Savoca
10 10     C. Clay coll., ex eBay Lanz, 18 Feb, 2018