RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 41297)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 41297)
Province Osroene
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Abgar VIII
Person (obv.) Septimius Severus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΤΟΥ Λ ϹΕΟΥΗΡΟϹ (sic)
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Λούκιος Σεουῆρος Α<ὐ>το{υ}(κράτωρ) Λ(ούκιος) Σεουῆρος
Translation Emperor Lucius Septimius Severus
Obverse design laureate head of Septimius Severus, right
Reverse inscription ΑΒΓΡΟϹ ΑϹΙΛΕΥϹ (sic)
Edition Ἀβγαρος βασιλεύς Ἀβγ<α>ρος <β>ασιλεύς
Translation king Abgar
Reverse design draped bust of Abgar (bearded) wearing diademed tiara with crest of hook-shaped ornaments, right; to right, sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 5.58 g
Axis 6
Reference BMC 24–5
Specimens 4 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
    L BMC 24
    L BMC 25, pl. XIV.2
    ✸ P: 1962
    P: 1968, broken, 6.06g, reverse legend with ΑΒΓΑΡοС