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Diassarion - Elagabalus ΚΟΛω ΜΑΡ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ
Issuer | Edessa (Mesopotamia) |
Year | 218-222 |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Value | Diassarion (⅕) |
Currency | Drachm |
Composition | Bronze |
Weight | 16.16 g |
Dimensions | 28 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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Reference(s) | VI#7736 , BMC RE#55-6 , SNG Copenhagen#208 |
Obverse description | Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, left, seen from rear. |
Obverse script | Greek |
Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ Μ
Α ΑΝΤωΝΕΙΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) |
Reverse description | Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding grain (?); below, river god swimming, left; to right, cornucopia. |
Reverse script | Greek |
Reverse lettering | ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ
Κ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ (Translation: the colony Marcia Aurelia Edessa) |
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Mint | |
Mintage | ND
(218-222) - -
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Catalog ID | 2851513740 |
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