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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jb_depew, post: 8218090, member: 88227&quot;]Nice score! The Flavian issues from this mint seem to have excellent style generally. I have a number of examples with the Mount Argaeus reverse. Here is one of my recent buys:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/MNMhDvX.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cappadocia, Caesarea-Eusebia, Septimius Severus AR drachm</p><p><br /></p><p>193-211 AD</p><p>Struck regnal year 2 = 194 AD</p><p>Obverse: AY Λ CЄΠ CЄOYHPOC; Laureate head of Septimius Severus to right.</p><p>Reverse: MHTPO KAICAPIA / ЄT B; Mount Argaios surmounted by a star.</p><p>Inscription transliteration (obverse): AU L SEP SEOUEROS</p><p>Inscription translation (obverse): Au(tokrator) L(ucius) Sep(timius) Severus</p><p>Inscription transliteration (reverse): METRO KAISAREA / ET B</p><p>Inscription translation (reverse): Metro(polis) Kaisarea; &quot;Of the Metropolis Caesarea&quot; / Et(oys) 2; &quot;Year 2&quot;</p><p>AYTOKP is an abbreviation of αὐτοκράτωρ, or &quot;one who rules by himself,&quot; the Greek equivalent of Latin imperator.</p><p>&quot;C&quot; is a late form of &quot;Σ&quot;.</p><p>Metropolis (μητρόπολις) is a Greek word coming from μήτηρ, meaning &quot;mother&quot; and πόλις, polis meaning &quot;city&quot; or &quot;town.&quot;</p><p>References: Henseler 334c; Sydenham 387.</p><p>Size: 18mm</p><p>Weight: 2.29g</p><p>Condition: Very fine[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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