RPC VI, 7815 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7815 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre on shoulder and decorated shield, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤ ΚΟΛ ΕΔΕϹϹΗΝωΝ
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on basis, left, holding corn ears; on either side, star and lighted altar; below, river god swimming, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference BMC 111
Specimens 5 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1913,1115.29 BMC 111
2 2     P: 2053
3 3     ✸ B: L1906
4 4     NY: 1938.104.116 (from Dura Europos)
5 5     Jean Elsen & ses Fils S.A. 99, 28 Mar. 2009, lot 1589