RPC VI, 7827 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7827 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Ϲ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σ(εβαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΑΚ ΑΥΡ ΕΔΕϹϹ
Edition Μακ(ρειανὴ) Αὐρ(ηλία) Ἔδεσσ(α)
Translation Macriana Aurelia Edessa
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding corn ears; at her feet, lighted altar; below, river god swimming, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.83 g
Axis 4, 6
Reference BMC 86
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1900,0706.8 BMC 86
1 1     L: G.2883 BMC 87
2 2     ✸ P: 2069
3 3     Savoca 27th Blue Auction, 28 Dec. 2019, lot 1121