RPC VI, 7851 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7851 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ (Ϲ)
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤ ΚΟΛ ΕΔΕϹϹΗΝωΝ
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on basis, left, holding grains; at her feet, lighted altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 11, 12
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1984.65.155
2 2     ✸ CNG EA 135, 15 Mar. 2006, lot 75
3 3     Saint Paul 2, 18 March 2017, lot 252