RPC VI, 7805 (temporary)

 

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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 ϹΕ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Σευῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος Σεβαστός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre and shield, seen from front
Reverse inscription [ΜΗΤ ΚΟΛ ΕΔΕ]ϹϹΗΝωΝ
Edition μητρόπολις Κολωνία Εδεσσηνῶν μητ(ρόπολις) Κολ(ωνία) 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, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.22 g
Axis 12
Specimens 3 (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

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Leeds-UL: 107
2 2     Nomos obolos 20, 3 Oct. 2021, lot 1037
3 3     ✸ Nummitra 95, 23 Nov. 2025, lot 230