RPC VI, 7883 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7883 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Carrhae
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α Ϲ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Σ(ευῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗ ΚΟΛ ΚΑΡΡΗΝωΝ
Edition μη(τρόπολις) Κολ(ωνία) Καρρηνῶν
Translation Metropolis and Colony of the Carrhaeans
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 23 mm
Average weight 8.79 g
Axis 6, 11, 12
Specimens 7 (6 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1901
2 2     ✸ P: 1898
3 3     P: 1188
4 4     B: L1906
5 5     V: GR 22774
6 6     V: GR 22771
7 7     CGT coll.