CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea-Eusebia. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Unit (28mm, 16.93 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 (AD 194/5). Λ CЄΠ CЄOYHPOC Π, laureate head right / MHTPOΠO KAICAPI, On left, Perseus standing facing, head right, holding head of Medusa in raised right hand and harpa in left; to right, Herakles standing facing, head left, leaning on club to left, lion’s skin draped over left arm; above, Mount Argaeus; [ЄT Γ] (date) in exergue. Ganschow, Münzen –; RPC V.3 Online –; Sydenham, Caesarea Supp. –. Unpublished. Yellow-brown surfaces, flan flaw and crack. Near VF. Unpublished and unique, this reverse type is not known for any emperor in Caesarea. Although the date is worn, the obverse is a die match to Ganschow 366b, confirming its issue from year 3.


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