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VI, 7806 (temporary)
Image of specimen #1
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/7806
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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 Ϲ
Ε
Υ ΑΛ
Ε
ΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Ϲ
Ε
Β
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
Ε
Δ
Ε
ϹϹΗΝ
ω
Ν
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
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
Bibliography
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Note
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1
1
✸
Müller 75, 1993, lot 253
30
16.50
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