RPC VI, 7856 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7856 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription [ ] ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΚΑΙ
Edition [---] Ἀλέξανδρος Καῖ(σαρ)
Translation [---] Alexander Caesar
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, left, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗ ΚΟ ΕΔΕϹϹ
Edition μη(τρόπολις) Κο(λωνία) Εδεσσ(ηνῶν)
Translation Metropolis Colony of the Edessenes
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding grains; at her feet, lighted altar; on either side, star; below, river god swimming, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 8.39 g
Axis 4
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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