RPC VI, 7719 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7719 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Edessa
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Caesar)
Issue Group 1
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΡ ΑΝΞΑΜΑΔΟϹ Ϲ (sic)
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΑΚ ΑΥΡ ΕΔΕϹ
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding corn ears; at her feet, lighted altar; below, river god swimming, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 8.65 g
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 2061
2 2     Jean Elsen & ses Fils S.A. 107, 11 Dec. 2010, lot 456