RPC VI, 7794 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7794 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤ ΚΟΛ ΕΔΕϹϹΗΝωΝ
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on basis, left, holding grains; at her feet, lighted altar; on either side, star; below, river god swimming, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 6, 11
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2046
2 2     CNG EA 307, 24 July 2013, lot 256
3 3     CNG EA 325, 23 Apr. 2014, lot 471
4 4     Jean Elsen & ses Fils S.A. 99, 28 Mar. 2009, lot 1586
5 5     ✸ Jean Elsen & ses Fils S.A. 99, 28 Mar. 2009, lot 1587