| Issuer | Edessa (Mesopotamia) |
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| Year | 218-222 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Diassarion (⅕) |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 16.16 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | VI#7736 , BMC RE#55-6 , SNG Copenhagen#208 |
| Obverse description | Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, left, seen from rear. |
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| 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) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | |
| Mintage |
ND (218-222) - - |
| Numisquare ID | 2851513740 |
| Additional information |
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