RPC VI, 7838 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7838 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α Ϲ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre on shoulder and shield decorated with Gorgoneion, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΑΚ ΑΥΡ ΚΟ ΕΔΕϹϹ
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding grains; at her feet, lighted altar; below, river god swimming, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 4
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1944.100.78315