RPC VI, 7858 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7858 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ ϹΕΒΑ (?)
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Ἀλέξανδρ(ος) Σεβα(στός)
Translation Emperor Alexander Augustus
Obverse design radiate head of Severus Alexander, left
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤ ΚΟ ΕΔΕϹϹΗΝωΝ
Edition μητ(ρόπολις) Κο(λωνία) Εδεσσηνῶν
Translation Metropolis Colony of the Edessenes
Reverse design cista from which a serpent emerges, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 3.60 g
Axis 6
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: I-B1900