Diassarion - Elagabalus ΚΟΛω ΜΑΡ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ

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IssuerEdessa (Mesopotamia)
Year218-222
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueDiassarion (⅕)
CurrencyDrachm
CompositionBronze
Weight16.16 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) VI#7736 , BMC RE#55-6 , SNG Copenhagen#208
Obverse descriptionLaureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, left, seen from rear.
Obverse scriptGreek
Obverse letteringΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ΑΝΤωΝΕΙΝΟϹ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus)
Reverse descriptionTyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding grain (?); below, river god swimming, left; to right, cornucopia.
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ Κ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ
(Translation: the colony Marcia Aurelia Edessa)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (218-222)  - -
Catalog ID2851513740
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