Æ16 - Elagabalus (ΟΛω) (Α)Ρ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ
Features
| Issuer |
Edessa (Mesopotamia)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Elagabalus (Sextus Varius Avitus Basianus) (218-222)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 218-222 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 2.96 g |
| Diameter | 16 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 580357 |
| References | RPC Online VI# 7775 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) |
Obverse
Laureate head of Elagabalus, left
Lettering: (ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙϹ) ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤ(ω)(Ν)(ΕΙΝΟΝ)
Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτορα Καίσαρα Μᾶρκον Αὐρηλίον Ἀντωνεῖνον
Translation: for Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Reverse
Turreted and draped bust of the Tyche of the City, left
Lettering: Κ(ΟΛω) Μ(Α)Ρ ΕΔΕϹϹΑ
Unabridged legend: κολωνία Μαρκία Ἔδεσσα
Translation: the colony Marcia Edessa
Mint
Edessa, Mesopotamia, modern-day Urfa, TurkeyComments
BMC 73
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (218-222) | 
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