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Æ28 - Severus Alexander ΜΗΤΡΟ (Ο) ΚΑΙϹ (ΡΙΑϹ) ΕΤ Γ
| Issuer | Caesarea (Cappadocia) |
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| Year | 223-224 |
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| Weight | 13.15 g |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | ΑΥ Κ ϹΕΟΥΗΡ(ΟϹ) ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ(Ο) |
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The regnal year Γ (year 3) places this issue in 223–224 AD, early in Severus Alexander's reign following the assassination of Elagabalus. Caesarea in Cappadocia held unusual provincial minting privileges under the Severans, partly owing to its strategic position as the administrative hub of a frontier province bordering the Parthian, and soon Sasanian, threat. The city's bronze output during Alexander's reign was substantial but unevenly documented — Sydenham's numbering remains the primary reference, and RPC VI has yet to be fully published for this series.