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VI, 7838 (temporary)
Image of specimen #1
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/7838
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Volume
VI
Number
7838 (temporary)
Province
Mesopotamia
Region
Mesopotamia
City
Edessa
Reign
Severus Alexander
Person (obv.)
Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription
ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α Ϲ ΑΛ
Ε
ΞΑΝΔΡ
Edition
Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Σ(εουῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρ(ος)
Translation
Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
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
ΜΑΚ ΑΥΡ ΚΟ
Ε
Δ
Ε
ϹϹ
Edition
Μακ(ρειανὴ) Αὐρ(ηλία) κο(λωνία) Ἔδεσσ(α)
Translation
the colony Macriana Aurelia Edessa
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
10.39 g
Axis
4
Specimens
1 (1 in the core collections)
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NY: 1944.100.78315
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