RPC VI, 7835 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7835 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α Ϲ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, left, seen from rear, holding spear and decorated shield
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤ ΚΟ ΕΔΕϹϹΗΝωΝ
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding corn ears; at her feet, lighted altar; on either side, star; below, river god swimming, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ O
2 2     V: GR 22809