RPC VI, 7829 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7829 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α Ϲ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Ϲ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Σ(εουῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σ(εβαστός)
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 shield decorated with Gorgoneion, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤ ΚΟ ΕΔΕϹϹΗΝωΝ
Edition μητ(ρόπολις) Κο(λωνία) Εδεσσηνῶν
Translation metropolis colony of the Edessenes
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 23 mm
Average weight 10.13 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference BMC 101
Specimens 8 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1908,1111.84 BMC 101
2 2     ✸ B: L1906
3 3     O
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     Jean Elsen & ses Fils S.A. 103, 12 Dec. 2009, lot 498
7 7     Missere 979
8 8     Nummitra 36, 20 Oct. 2024, lot 221