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Æ24 - Elagabalus ΜΑΚ ΑΥΡ ΕΔΕϹϹ
| Issuer | Edessa (Mesopotamia) |
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| Year | 218-222 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Tyche of the city of Edessa seated left upon a rocky outcrop, rendered in the conventional provincial style, holding stalks of corn ears in her extended right hand. At her feet stands a lighted altar. Beneath the rocky seat, a river god swims leftward, personifying the Daisan river that flows through Edessa. The Greek civic legend appears in the field, identifying the issuing authority of the colonial mint. |
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Edessa occupied an awkward position during Elagabalus's reign — a client city with deep Semitic religious traditions that the emperor himself was busy importing to Rome in the form of the solar cult of El-Gabal. The city's coins from this period reflect a local mint operating with considerable autonomy, producing issues whose die workmanship varies sharply even within the same reign, suggesting small-scale intermittent production rather than sustained official output.