Reign: Abgar VIII Persons: Abgar VIII (king)

City: Edessa Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ; 1.99 g (2)

Obverse: [ΑΒΓ]ΑΡοϹ ΒϹΙΛƐ(sic) (Αs shaped as Λs); draped bust of Abgar (bearded) wearing diademed tiara, r.

Reverse: ΜΑИИοϹ (Α shaped as Λ); draped bust of Ma´nu (youthful) wearing tiara with crest of hook-shaped ornaments, r.

Museum: B: Berlin, Staatliche Museen (Germany) Inventory: (Löbb)

Diameter:  13 Weight: 1.81   Axis: 7 

Reign: Ma´nu VIII Persons: Ma´nu VIII (king)

City: Edessa Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: AR; 3.17 g (1)

Obverse: Α Κ Λ ΑVΡ οVΗΡΟϹ Ϲ; bare-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, r.

Reverse: ΒΑϹΙΛƐVϹ ΜΑΝΝΟϹ ΦΙΛοΡⲰΜΑΙϹ(sic); veiled Ceres/Demeter or Juno/Hera (?) standing, l., holding patera and long torch or sceptre

Museum: B: Berlin, Staatliche Museen (Germany) Inventory: (Fox)

Diameter:  19 Weight: 3.17   Axis: 12 

Reign: Ma´nu VIII Persons: Ma´nu VIII (king)

City: Edessa Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: AR; 2.54 g (2)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗΛ ΑΝΤⲰΝΙΝΟϹ Ϲ; bare head of Marcus Aurelius, r.

Reverse: ΒΑϹΙΛƐΥϹ ΜΑΝΝΟϹ ΦΙΛΟ; helmeted Mars standing, facing, head, r., holding spear, resting arm on shield

Museum: L: British Museum, London (UK) Inventory: BMC 5, pl. XIII.10

Bibliography: E. Babelon, Mélanges Numismatiques II (1893), 234, no. 5, pl. III.5 (drawing) = Walker 3400: AR: 73.50$ 

Diameter:  18 Weight: 3.53   Axis: 6 

Reign: Ma´nu VIII Persons: Ma´nu VIII (king)

City: Edessa Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: AR; 2.54 g (2)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗΛ ΑΝΤⲰΝΙΝΟϹ Ϲ; bare head of Marcus Aurelius, r.

Reverse: ΒΑϹΙΛƐΥϹ ΜΑΝΝΟϹ ΦΙΛΟ; helmeted Mars standing, facing, head, r., holding spear, resting arm on shield

Museum: B: Berlin, Staatliche Museen (Germany) Inventory: (Löbb)

Diameter:  17 Weight: 1.55   Axis: 6 

Reign: Ma´nu VIII Persons: Ma´nu VIII (king)

City: Edessa Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: AR; 2.79 g (3)

Obverse: Α Κ Λ ΑVΡ οVΗΡΟϹ Ϲ; bare-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, r.

Reverse: ΒΑϹΙΛƐVϹ ΜΑΝΝΟϹ ΦΙΛΟΡⲰΜΑΙϹ(sic); rev. legend in four lines

Museum: G: Hunterian Museum, Glasgow (UK) Inventory: III, 305, no. 3, pl. 78.32

Diameter:  17 Weight: 2.9  

Reign: Ma´nu VIII Persons: Ma´nu VIII (king)

City: Edessa Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: AR; 2.79 g (3)

Obverse: Α Κ Λ ΑVΡ οVΗΡΟϹ Ϲ; bare-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, r.

Reverse: ΒΑϹΙΛƐVϹ ΜΑΝΝΟϹ ΦΙΛΟΡⲰΜΑΙϹ(sic); rev. legend in four lines

Museum: P: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France) Inventory: 1922

Bibliography: E. Babelon, Mélanges Numismatiques II (1893), 234, no. 7, pl. III.7 (drawing) 

Diameter:  18 Weight: 2.15   Axis: 6 

Reign: Ma´nu VIII Persons: Ma´nu VIII (king)

City: Edessa Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: AR; 2.79 g (3)

Obverse: Α Κ Λ ΑVΡ οVΗΡΟϹ Ϲ; bare-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, r.

Reverse: ΒΑϹΙΛƐVϹ ΜΑΝΝΟϹ ΦΙΛΟΡⲰΜΑΙϹ(sic); rev. legend in four lines

Museum: B: Berlin, Staatliche Museen (Germany) Inventory: (Fox)

Diameter:  19 Weight: 3.31   Axis: 6 

Reign: Ma´nu VIII Persons: Ma´nu VIII (king)

City: Edessa Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ; 1.50 g (6)

Obverse: draped bust of Ma´nu (bearded) wearing diademed tiara, r.

Reverse: KING MA´NV (in two lines in Estranghelo)

Museum: L: British Museum, London (UK) Inventory: BMC 4, pl. XIII.9

Diameter:  13 Weight: 2.18   Axis: 9 

Reign: Ma´nu VIII Persons: Ma´nu VIII (king)

City: Edessa Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ; 1.50 g (6)

Obverse: draped bust of Ma´nu (bearded) wearing diademed tiara, r.

Reverse: KING MA´NV (in two lines in Estranghelo)

Museum: P: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France) Inventory: 1926

Diameter:  13 Weight: 1.6   Axis: 3 

Reign: Ma´nu VIII Persons: Ma´nu VIII (king)

City: Edessa Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ; 1.50 g (6)

Obverse: draped bust of Ma´nu (bearded) wearing diademed tiara, r.

Reverse: KING MA´NV (in two lines in Estranghelo)

Museum: P: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France) Inventory: 1927

Bibliography: attribution to this type not entirely certain 

Diameter:  12 Weight: 1.78   Axis: 4 

Reign: Ma´nu VIII Persons: Ma´nu VIII (king)

City: Edessa Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ; 1.50 g (6)

Obverse: draped bust of Ma´nu (bearded) wearing diademed tiara, r.

Reverse: KING MA´NV (in two lines in Estranghelo)

Museum: P: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France) Inventory: 1928

Diameter:  11 Weight: 0.85   Axis: 12 

Reign: Ma´nu VIII Persons: Ma´nu VIII (king)

City: Edessa Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ; 1.50 g (6)

Obverse: draped bust of Ma´nu (bearded) wearing diademed tiara, r.

Reverse: KING MA´NV (in two lines in Estranghelo)

Museum: L: British Museum, London (UK) Inventory: 1974-4-15-5

Diameter:  12 Weight: 1.36   Axis: 3 

Reign: Ma´nu VIII Persons: Ma´nu VIII (king)

City: Edessa Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ; 1.50 g (6)

Obverse: draped bust of Ma´nu (bearded) wearing diademed tiara, r.

Reverse: KING MA´NV (in two lines in Estranghelo)

Museum: B: Berlin, Staatliche Museen (Germany) Inventory: 1880/399

Diameter:  11 Weight: 1.22   Axis: 3 

Reign: Ma´nu VIII Persons: Ma´nu VIII (king)

City: Edessa Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ; 1.50 g (6)

Obverse: draped bust of Ma´nu (bearded) wearing diademed tiara, r.

Reverse: KING MA´NV (in two lines in Estranghelo)

Museum: Mu: Staatliche Münzsammlung, Munich (Germany) Inventory: 87, broken, 1.74g

Diameter:  11 Axis: 1 

Reign: Ma´nu VIII Persons: Ma´nu VIII (king)

City: Edessa Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ; 1.36 g (2)

Obverse: bare head of Lucius Verus, r.

Reverse: KING MA´NV (in two lines in Estranghelo)

Museum: P: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France) Inventory: 1925

Bibliography: E. Babelon, Mélanges Numismatiques II (1893), 240, no. 10, pl. III.10 (drawing), obverse as 'Ma´nu VII' = BMC, pl. L.9 

Diameter:  13 Weight: 1.96   Axis: 12 

Reign: Ma´nu VIII Persons: Ma´nu VIII (king)

City: Edessa Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ; 1.36 g (2)

Obverse: bare head of Lucius Verus, r.

Reverse: KING MA´NV (in two lines in Estranghelo)

Museum: NY: American Numismatic Society, New York (USA) Inventory: 1983.57.1

Diameter:  9 Weight: 0.75   Axis: 12 

Reign: Elagabalus Persons: Elagabalus (Augustus)

City: Edessa Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ (22 mm); 6.60 g (1)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΝΤⲰΝΙΝ; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, r., seen from rear

Reverse: [ ]Ɛ[ ]Ϲ[ ]; facing turreted and draped busts of two Tychai

Bibliography: Biga Numismatics EA 22, 2 Sept. 2023, lot 423 (Samosta) 

Diameter:  22 Weight: 6.6  

Reign: Elagabalus Persons: Elagabalus (Augustus)

City: Edessa Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Tetradrachm; 10.46 g (2)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ϹƐ(Υ) ΑΝΤⲰΝƐΙΝΟϹ ϹƐ(Β); laureate bust of Elagabalus, l., holding sceptre(?) on his shoulder and shield decorated with Gorgoneion, seen from front

Reverse: ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ƐΞ ΥΠΑΤΟϹ ΤΟ Α; eagle facing, head r., holding wreath in beak and spreading wings; small temple between legs

Museum: NY: American Numismatic Society, New York (USA) Inventory: 1944.100.65888

Bibliography: Bellinger 155 (as Severus Alexander) = Prieur 1728 

Diameter:  24 Weight: 9.29   Axis: 6 

Reign: Elagabalus Persons: Elagabalus (Augustus)

City: Edessa Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Tetradrachm; 10.46 g (2)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ϹƐ(Υ) ΑΝΤⲰΝƐΙΝΟϹ ϹƐ(Β); laureate bust of Elagabalus, l., holding sceptre(?) on his shoulder and shield decorated with Gorgoneion, seen from front

Reverse: ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ƐΞ ΥΠΑΤΟϹ ΤΟ Α; eagle facing, head r., holding wreath in beak and spreading wings; small temple between legs

Bibliography: Naumann 99, 7 Feb. 2021, lot 527 

Diameter:  24.2 Weight: 11.62  

Reign: Elagabalus Persons: Elagabalus (Augustus)

City: Edessa Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Tetradrachm; 12.47 g (2)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹƐ ΑΝΤⲰΝƐΙΝΟϹ ϹƐ; laureate and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, l., holding decorated shield, seen from front

Reverse: ΦΟΥΛΟΥΙΑ ΠΛΑΥΤΙΛΛΑ ΑΥΓΟΥϹΤΑ; draped bust of Plautilla, r.

Museum: B: Berlin, Staatliche Museen (Germany) Inventory: B-I1928

Bibliography: Bellinger 156 (as Severus Alexander) 

Diameter:  25 Weight: 11.62   Axis: 12