RPC VI, 7806 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7806 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate bust of Severus Alexander, left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre over shoulder and shield (decorated with Nike), seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤ ΚΟΛ ΕΔΕϹϹΗΝωΝ
Edition 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; in field, four stars
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 16.50 g
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note For the eagle-tipped sceptre, see also https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/80026.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Müller 75, 1993, lot 253