RPC VI, 7792 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7792 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Ϲ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σ(εβαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Severus Alexander, right, with drapery
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤ Κ ΕΔΕϹϹΗΝωΝ
Edition μητ(ρόπολις) Κ(ολωνία) Εδεσσηνῶν
Translation Metropolis Colony of the Edessenes
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on basis, left, holding corn ears; on either side, star; at her feet, lighted altar; below, river god swimming, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 15.55 g
Axis 11, 12
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1938.104.104 (from Dura Europos)
2 2     ✸ O
3 3     Jean Elsen & ses Fils S.A. 99, 28 Mar. 2009, lot 1582