RPC VI, 7793 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7793 (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 radiate head of Severus Alexander, right, with drapery
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 grains; at her feet, lighted altar; on either side, globe; below, river god swimming, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 19.03 g
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: M5525
2 2     CGT coll.