RPC VI, 6763 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6763 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue ƐΤ Γ = 3
Dating 223/4
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ ϹΕΟΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ
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) ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ(ΑϹ) ΕΤ Γ
Edition Μητροπόλεως Καισαρίας ἔτ(ους) γʹ
Translation of the Metropolis Caesarea, of year 3
Reverse design inscription in lines
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 8.83 g
Axis 5, 6, 11
Reference S 553; Ganschow —
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
Note It is very hard to distinguish these coins from https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/49471 = S 574-5 (year Ϛ), and it may be that year 3 does not exist. A die study would probably resolve the question. SM 553a cites a specimen from trade with a laureate obverse.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 672
2 2     Sydenham = S 553
3 3     CGT coll., ex Righetti = Auctiones 46, 27 Mar. 2016, lot 34
5 5     Okun-Dubitsky Collection
6 6     ✸ Henseler 1230A, ex Bucephalus Auction 1, 18 Dec. 2021, lot 378