RPC VI, 7803 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7803 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ϹΕΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Ϲ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Σευῆ(ρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σ(εβαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed half-length bust of Severus Alexander, right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre on shoulder and decorated shield, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤ ΚΟ ΕΔΕϹϹΗΝωΝ
Edition μητ(ρόπολις) 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 9.44 g
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1977,0501.6
2 2     ✸ B: 1845/5282
3 3     CNG EA 325, 23 Apr. 2014, lot 470
4 4     CNG EA 564, 19 June 2024, lot 489