RPC VI, 7850 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7850 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α Ϲ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ [?]
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Σ(ευῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος [---]
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander [---]
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed half-length bust of Severus Alexander, right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre on shoulder and decorated shield, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤ ΚΟΛ ΕΔΕϹϹΗΝωΝ
Edition μητ(ρόπολις) Κολ(ωνία) Εδεσσηνῶν
Translation Metropolis Colony of the Edessenes
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on basis, left, holding corn ears; at her feet, lighted altar; on either side, star; below, river god swimming, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 8.38 g
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Number Number Museum Bibliography
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