RPC VI, 7875 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7875 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Carrhae
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α Ϲ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Ϲ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Σ(εουῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σ(εβαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, left, seen from rear, holding decorated shield
Reverse inscription ΚΑΡ ΚΟ ΜΗ ΜΕϹϹΟΠ (sic), Α
Edition Κάρ(ραι) κο(λωνία) μη(τρόπολις) Μεσσοπ(οταμίας) αʹ
Translation Carrhae, colony, metropolis of Mesopotamia, 1(?)
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding corn ears; at her feet, lighted altar; below, river god swimming, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 10.06 g
Axis 6
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1905
2 2     P: 1186
3 3     Roma Numismatics EA 99, 7 July 2022, lot 838 = Roma Numismatics EA 112, 7 Sept. 2023, lot 832