RPC VI, 7881 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7881 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Carrhae
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ΑΥΤΟ ϹΕΟΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Αὐτο(κράτωρ) Σεου(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Marcus Aurelius Emperor Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΑΡΡΑ ΚΟΛ ΜΗ ΜΕϹΟΠΟ, Α
Edition Κάρρα(ι) κολ(ωνία) μη(τρόπολις) Μεσοπο(ταμίας) 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 26 mm
Average weight 12.00 g
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1185
2 2     Chaponnière & Firmenich 13, 16 May 2021, lot 435
3 3     Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland GmbH 27, 28 May 2008, lot 2279