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URI | https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/7762 json ttl rdf xml epidoc |
Volume | VI |
Number | 7762 (temporary) |
Province | Mesopotamia |
Region | Mesopotamia |
City | Edessa |
Reign | Elagabalus |
Person (obv.) | Severus Alexander (Caesar) |
Issue | Undated bronze coinage |
Obverse inscription | Μ Α ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Κ |
Edition | Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Ἀλέξανδρος Κ(αῖσαρ) |
Translation | Marcus Aurelius Alexander Caesar |
Obverse design | laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear |
Reverse inscription | ΜΑΚ ΑΥΡ ΕΔΕϹϹ |
Edition | Μακ(ρειανὴ) Αὐρ(ηλία) Ἔδεσσ(α) |
Translation | Macriana Aurelia Edessa |
Reverse design | Tyche of the City seated on basis, left, holding corn ears; at her feet, lighted altar; below, river god swimming, left |
Metal | copper-based alloy |
Average diameter | 25 mm |
Average weight | 8.61 g |
Axis | 12 |
Specimens | 2 (2 in the core collections) |