Details
LOT 3245
Severus Alexander AE 20mm of Edessa, Mesopotamia. AD 222-235.
AYT K M A C ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / MHT KOΛ ЄΔЄϹCHΝΩN, the Tyche of Edessa seated to left on rock, holding ears of grain; at her feet, lighted altar; below, river god swimming to left. RPC VI 7852 (temporary) var. (obverse legend). Good Very Fine.(6.36gr, 20mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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