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Kingdom of Edessa, Mesopotamia, Abgar X with Gordian III, 242 - 244 A.D.
Abgar X Frahad bar Manu was raised to the throne when Gordian III recovered Mesopotamia from the Persians. His rule and the Kingdom of Edessa both ended with Gordian's assassination and a Sassanid takeover in 244 A.D. RP90428. Bronze AE 26, SNG Hunterian 2579, SNG Cop 225; BMC Arabia p. 114, 144; Babelon Edessa 96, VF, centered, light corrosion, Mesopotamia, Edessa (Urfa, Sanliurfa, Turkey) mint, weight 10.938g, maximum diameter 25.5mm, die axis 0o, 242 - 244 A.D.; obverse AYTOK K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III right, seen from behind, star lower right; reverse ABΓAPOC BACIΛEYC, mantled bust of Abgar right, bearded, wearing a diademed Parthian-style tiara ornamented with a rosette, star behind; SOLD
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Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Denmark, The Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, Danish National Museum, Vol. 7: Cyprus to India. (New Jersey, 1982).
Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Great Britain XII, The Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, Part 2: Roman Provincial Coins: Cyprus-Egypt. (Oxford, 2008).
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