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Image of specimen #1 |
URI | https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/7718 json ttl rdf xml epidoc |
Volume | VI |
Number | 7718 (temporary) |
Province | Mesopotamia |
Region | Mesopotamia |
City | Edessa |
Reign | Elagabalus |
Person (obv.) | Severus Alexander (Caesar) |
Issue | Group 1 |
Obverse inscription | Μ Α ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ |
Edition | Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Ἀλέξανδρος |
Translation | Marcus Aurelius Alexander |
Obverse design | bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear |
Reverse inscription | ΜΑΚ ΑΥΡ ΕΔΕϹ |
Edition | Μακ(ρειανὴ) Αὐρ(ηλία) Ἔδεσ(σα) |
Translation | Macriana Aurelia Edessa |
Reverse design | Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding corn ears; at her feet, lighted altar; below, river god swimming, right |
Metal | copper-based alloy |
Average diameter | 25 mm |
Average weight | 8.87 g |
Axis | 4, 5, 6 |
Specimens | 4 (2 in the core collections) |