RPC VI, 7860 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7860 (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 radiate head of Severus Alexander, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤ ΚΟΛ ΕΔΕϹϹΗΝωΝ
Edition μητ(ρόπολις) Κολ(ωνία) Εδεσσηνῶν
Translation Metropolis Colony of the Edessenes
Reverse design front view of temple with pediment within larger shrine; square object (altar?) in exergue
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 2.73 g
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B
2 2     T. Scott coll.