RPC VI, 7805 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7805 (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 bust of Severus Alexander, right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre and shield, seen from front
Reverse inscription [ΜΗΤ ΚΟΛ ΕΔΕ]ϹϹΗΝωΝ
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on basis, left, holding corn ears; at her feet, lighted altar; below, river god swimming, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note For the eagle-tipped sceptre, see also https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/81876.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Leeds-UL: 107
2 2     ✸ Nomos obolos 20, 3 Oct. 2021, lot 1037