RPC VI, 7821 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7821 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Σε(βῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
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 grains; at her feet, lighted altar; on either side, star; below, river god swimming, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 6.26 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 107
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: G.2892 BMC 107