RPC VI, 7837 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7837 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΑ[?] ΚΟΛ ΕΔΕϹϹΗΝωΝ, Δ
Edition Μα[---] κολ(ωνία) Ἐδεσσηνῶν δʹ
Translation Ma[---] colony of the Edessans, 4(?)
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding grains; at her feet, lighted altar; below, river god swimming, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 10.16 g
Axis 6
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ CNG EA 255, 4 May 2011, lot 272