RPC VI, 7813 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7813 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕ(Υ) ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Σευῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος Σεβαστός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, left, seen from rear, raising hand
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤ ΚΟΛ ΕΔΕϹϹΗΝωΝ
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; on either side, star; below, river god swimming, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 9.04 g
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)
Note obv. legend not certain
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2056
2 2     B
3 3     ✸ R. McAlee coll.
4 4     C: mossop