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VI, 7827 (temporary)
Image of specimen #2
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/7827
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Volume
VI
Number
7827 (temporary)
Province
Mesopotamia
Region
Mesopotamia
City
Edessa
Reign
Severus Alexander
Person (obv.)
Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription
ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α Ϲ
Ε
Υ ΑΛ
Ε
ΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Ϲ
Obverse design
laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription
ΜΑΚ ΑΥΡ
Ε
Δ
Ε
ϹϹ
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
27 mm
Axis
4, 6
Reference
BMC 86
Specimens
4 (3 in the core collections)
Specimens of this coin type
Number
Number
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
Bibliography
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Note
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1
1
L: 1900,0706.8
BMC 86
25
10.63
4
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1
1
L: G.2883
BMC 87
33
24.47
6
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2
2
✸
P: 2069
25
7.70
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3
3
Savoca 27th Blue Auction, 28 Dec. 2019, lot 1121
24
8.50
Obv.: GIC 207 (Tyche, turreted head r. (on obverse))
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