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Æ18 - Elagabalus ΚΟΛω ΜΑΡ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ

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Issuer Edessa (Mesopotamia)
Emperor Elagabalus (Sextus Varius Avitus Basianus) (218-222)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 218-222
Composition Bronze
Weight 3.27 g
Diameter 18 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
580356
References RPC Online VI# 7776
Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/)

Obverse

Laureate head of Elagabalus, right

Lettering: ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙϹ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤ(ωΝ)

Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνεῖνος

Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

Reverse

Turreted and draped bust of the Tyche of the City, left

Lettering: ΚΟΛω ΜΑΡ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ

Unabridged legend: κολωνία Μαρκία Ἔδεσσα

Translation: the colony Marcia Edessa

Mint

Edessa, Mesopotamia, modern-day Urfa, Turkey

Comments

BMC 74–5

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Picture 1 of the example of Æ18 - Elagabalus (ΚΟΛω ΜΑΡ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ) Picture 2 of the example of Æ18 - Elagabalus (ΚΟΛω ΜΑΡ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ)
© American Numismatic Society (ANS), 1944.100.65903
17 mm3.22 g 12h (see more)
Picture 1 of the example of Æ18 - Elagabalus (ΚΟΛω ΜΑΡ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ) Picture 2 of the example of Æ18 - Elagabalus (ΚΟΛω ΜΑΡ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ)
© The Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
18 mm3.75 g 4h (see more)
Picture 1 of the example of Æ18 - Elagabalus (ΚΟΛω ΜΑΡ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ) Picture 2 of the example of Æ18 - Elagabalus (ΚΟΛω ΜΑΡ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ)
© The Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
18 mm3.44 g 12h (see more)
Picture 1 of the example of Æ18 - Elagabalus (ΚΟΛω ΜΑΡ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ) Picture 2 of the example of Æ18 - Elagabalus (ΚΟΛω ΜΑΡ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ)
© The Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
19 mm3.23 g 6h (see more)
Picture 1 of the example of Æ18 - Elagabalus (ΚΟΛω ΜΑΡ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ) Picture 2 of the example of Æ18 - Elagabalus (ΚΟΛω ΜΑΡ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ)
© The Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
18 mm3.06 g 12h (see more)
Picture 1 of the example of Æ18 - Elagabalus (ΚΟΛω ΜΑΡ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ) Picture 2 of the example of Æ18 - Elagabalus (ΚΟΛω ΜΑΡ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ)
© Kunst Historisches Museum Wien, GR 22802
20 mm2.82 g 6h (see more)
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