RPC VI, 7768 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7768 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Caesar)
Issue Undated bronze coinage
Obverse inscription Μ Α ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Ϲ (sic) ΚΑ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σ(εουῆρος) Κα(ῖσαρ)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Alexander Severus Caesar
Obverse design laureate, 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; at her feet, lighted altar; below, river god swimming, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 8.74 g
Axis 4, 5
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1953.171.1784
2 2     ✸ V: GR 22810