RPC VI, 7881 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7881 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Carrhae
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ΑΥΤΟ ϹΕΟΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΑΡΡΑ ΚΟΛ ΜΗ ΜΕϹΟΠΟ, Α
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 26 mm
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1185
2 2     Chaponnière & Firmenich 13, 16 May 2021, lot 435
3 3     Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland GmbH 27, 28 May 2008, lot 2279