RPC VI, 7891 (temporary)

 

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7891 (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 radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤ ΚΟΛ ΚΑΡΡΗΝωΝ
Edition μητ(ρόπολις) 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 8.02 g
Axis 7
Reference BMC 52
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: G.2855 BMC 52