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Æ23 - Severus Alexander ΜΗ ΚΟΛ ΚΑΡΡΗΝωΝ
| Issuer | Carrhae (Mesopotamia) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Carrhae's persistent use of the Macedonian colonial title — asserting the city's identity as a Macedonian foundation centuries after Alexander's campaigns reshaped the region — reflects a civic stubbornness that outlasted several imperial administrations. The mint at Carrhae was never prolific, and bronze issues under Severus Alexander survive in small numbers, partly a function of the city's modest size and partly of its violent fate: Carrhae fell within the contested zone repeatedly ravaged during the Roman-Parthian and later Roman-Sassanid conflicts of the third century.