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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
G.2896
Description
Copper alloy coin; pierced for suspension.
(whole)
Confronted busts of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right and Julia Mamaea, draped and diademed, left.
(obverse)
Tyche seated left on rock, holding small temple with pediment, altar before her, left hand resting on rock; at her feet, swimming river-god; above her, small figure of Marsyas (?) left. Star in left and right field.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Empire
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority
Ruler:
Severus Alexander
Ruler:
Julia Mamaea
Cultures/periods
Roman Provincial
Production date
222-235
Production place
Minted in:
Edessa (Mesopotamia)
Materials
copper alloy
Technique
pierced
Dimensions
Die-axis:
6 o'clock
Diameter:
27 millimetres
Weight:
14.05 grammes
(holed)
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
BMC Greek (Arabia) / Catalogue of the Greek coins of Arabia, Mesopotamia and Persia (Nabataea, Arabia Provincia, S Arabia, Mesopotamia, Babylonia, Assyria, Persia, Alexandrine Empire of the East, Persis, Elymais, Characene)
(116, p.109)
SNG Copenhagen / Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals, Danish National Museum (43 vols)
(219)
(type)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
emperor/empress
classical deity
allegory/personification
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Severus Alexander
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Julia Mamaea
Representation of:
Tyche/Fortuna
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
G.2896
C&M catalogue number
GC28 (BMC Greek (Arabia))
(109)
(116)