RPC VI, 7877 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7877 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Carrhae
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Σε(ουῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate bust of Severus Alexander, left, wearing decrated cuirass, holding globe(?) and raising hand, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΚΑΡ ΚΟ ΜΗ ΜΕϹϹΟΠ Λ (sic)
Edition Κάρ(ραι) κο(λωνία) μη(τρόπολις) Μεσσοπ(οταμίας) Λ
Translation Carrhae, colony, metropolis of Mesopotamia, L(?)
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 24 mm
Average weight 10.74 g
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