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IV.3, 8959 (temporary)
Image of specimen #1
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/8959
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Volume
IV.3
Number
8959 (temporary)
Province
Mesopotamia
Region
Mesopotamia
City
Edessa
Reign
Abgar VIII
Person (obv.)
Abgar VIII (king)
Issue
Abgar VIII and his son of Ma´nu IX
Dating
192
Obverse inscription
ΑΒΓΑΡΟϹ ΒΑ[ (Αs shaped as Λs)
Obverse design
draped bust of Abgar (bearded) wearing diademed tiara with crest of hook-shaped ornaments, r.
Reverse inscription
ΜΑΝΝΟϹ ΠΑΙϹ (Αs shaped as Λ, Μ may be inverted and Νs may be shaped as Иs)
Reverse design
draped bust of Ma´nu (youthful) wearing tiara with crest of hook-shaped ornaments, r.
Metal
Æ
Average diameter
16 mm
Axis
6
Specimens
2 (2 in the core collections)
Specimens of this coin type
Number
Number
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
Bibliography
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Note
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1
1
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P: 1984 (coll. Jean-Jacques Barthélemy)
16
2.61
6
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2
2
P: 1985 (coll. Jean-Jacques Barthélemy)
16
2.30
6
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