Æ23 - Severus Alexander ΜΗ ΚΟΛ ΚΑΡΡΗΝωΝ

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.