RPC VI, 7719 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7719 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Caesar)
Issue Group 1
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΡ ΑΝΞΑΜΑΔΟϹ Ϲ (sic)
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Α<ὐ>ρ(ήλιος) Ἀ{ν}<λε>ξα{μα}<ν>δ<ρ>ος Σ(εβαστός)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Alexander Augustus
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 8.65 g
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 2061
2 2     Jean Elsen & ses Fils S.A. 107, 11 Dec. 2010, lot 456