RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 78068)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 78068)
Province Cappadocia
Region Pontus
City Neocaesarea
Reign Septimius Severus
Person (obv.) Septimius Severus (Augustus)
Issue Year 142
Dating AD 205/6
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Λ ϹΕΠ ϹΕΟΥΗΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λούκιος Σεπτίμιος Σεουῆρος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Σεπ(τίμιος) Σεουῆρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝ ΠΟΝ ΝΕΟΚΑΙ ΜΗΤΡΟ ΕΤ ΡΜΒ
Edition κοινοῦ Πὸντου Νεοκαισαρείας μητροπόλεως ἔτους ρμβʹ κοιν(οῦ) Πὸν(του) Νεοκαι(σαρείας) μητρο(πόλεως) ἔτ(ους) ρμβʹ
Translation Neocaesarea, metropolis of the Koinon of Pontus, year 142
Reverse design temple with four columns with wall within intercolumnations and closed doors; pellet in pediment
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 13.63 g
Axis 12
Reference Çizmeli 58 corr.
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Note probably the gate to the sanctuary of Ma

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
    P: 401 Çizmeli 58a = SNG 1705
    ✸ Berk Buy or Bid Sale 224, 14 Sept. 2023, lot 441 (ex Tauler & Fau 80, 6 Apr. 2021, lot 490)
    Naumann 67, 1 July 2018, lot 335