| URI |
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/7763
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| Volume |
VI |
| Number |
7763 (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 |
ΜΗΤΡ ΚΟ ΕΔΕϹϹΗΝωΝ |
| Edition |
μητρ(όπολις) Κο(λωνία) Εδεσσηνῶν
|
| Translation |
metropolis colony of the Edessenes |
| 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 |
24 mm |
| Average weight |
9.71 g |
| Axis |
6 |
| Specimens |
3 (1 in the core collections) |
