RPC VI, 7718 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
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)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: L1906
2 2     B: Rauch1853
3 3     Biga EA 14, 15 Jan. 2023, lot 471
4 4     CNG EA 577, 18 Dec. 2024, lot 326