RPC VI, 7882 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7882 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Carrhae
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 laureate and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, left, holding decorated shield and spear, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗ ΚΟΛ ΚΑΡΡΗΝωΝ
Edition μη(τρόπολις) Κολ(ωνία) Καρρηνῶν
Translation Metropolis and Colony of the Carrhaeans
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 23 mm
Average weight 8.28 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference BMC 51
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1838,0921.144 BMC 51
2 2     B: 1883/1
3 3     ✸ Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger 384, 2 Nov. 2005, lot 910
4 4     Lindgren I, A2567A
5 5     Biga Numismatics EA 14, 15 Jan. 2023, lot 479 (Elagabalus)