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| Issuer | Edessa (Mesopotamia) |
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| Year | 217-218 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche, the personification and protective deity of the city of Edessa, facing right. The mural crown (turreted headdress) atop her head symbolises the city walls, while the veil and drapery reflect her dignified civic iconography. The abbreviated Greek civic legend identifying the mint city of Edessa is distributed around the bust in the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | Ο Μ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ |
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