RPC VI, 7859 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7859 (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(εουῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤ ΚΟΛ ΕΔΕϹϹΗΝωΝ
Edition μητ(ρόπολις) Κολ(ωνία) Εδεσσηνῶν
Translation metropolis colony of the Edessenes
Reverse design front view of temple with eight columns with pediment within larger shrine; square object (altar?) in exergue
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 3.27 g
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 2081
2 2     Jean Elsen & ses Fils S.A. 99, 28 Mar. 2009, lot 1591
3 3     Sol V, 16 July 2022, lot 121
4 4     Sol V, 16 July 2022, lot 121
5 5     Sol Numismatik VIII, 29 Oct. 2022, lot 320