| URI |
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/7809
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| Volume |
VI |
| Number |
7809 (temporary) |
| Province |
Mesopotamia
|
| Region |
Mesopotamia
|
| City |
Edessa
|
| Reign |
Severus Alexander
|
| Person (obv.) |
Severus Alexander (Augustus)
|
| Obverse inscription |
ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ϹΕ(Υ) 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 and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre on shoulder and decorated shield, 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; on either side, star; below, river god swimming, right |
| Metal |
copper-based alloy |
| Average diameter |
25 mm |
| Average weight |
9.63 g |
| Axis |
5, 6, 7 |
| Reference |
BMC 108–10 |
| Specimens |
9 (8 in the core collections) |