RPC VI, 7810 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7810 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, left, holding shield decorated with Nike and raising hand, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤ ΚΟΛ ΕΔΕϹϹΗΝωΝ
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 24 mm
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 28066
2 2     CNG EA 329, 25 June 2014, lot 315
3 3     ✸ CNG MBS 79, 17 Sept. 2008, lot 708