RPC VI, 7721 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7721 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Caesar)
Issue Group 2
Obverse inscription ΜΑΡ ΑΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Κ
Edition Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Ἀλέξανδρος Κ(αῖσαρ)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Alexander Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, left, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΑΚ ΑΥΡ ΕΔΕϹϹ
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding corn ears; below, river god swimming, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 7.88 g
Axis 11
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 27954
2 2     Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland GmbH 27, 28 May 2008, lot 2262
3 3     Biga Numismatics EA 33, 14–15 Sept. 2024, lot 733