RPC VI, 7831 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #14

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7831 (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 radiate head of Severus Alexander, right, with drapery
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 24 mm
Average weight 8.72 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference BMC 100
Specimens 4 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
2 2     P: 2063
3 3     B: Knobelsdorf 1822
4 4     O
14 14     ✸ L: 1861,1112.92 BMC 100