RY92578. Bronze AE 25, SNG Cop 215; SNG Hunterian II 2548; BMC Arabia p. 104, 82; Lindgren I 2578 var. (head bare, etc.), VF, black patina with light earthen highlights, Mesopotamia, Edessa (Urfa, Sanliurfa, Turkey) mint, weight 9.755g, maximum diameter 24.8mm, die axis 150
o, as caesar, 221 - 222 A.D.; obverse M A AΛEΞNΔEPOC KA, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse M A K AVP EΔECC, Tyche seated left on rocks, wearing turreted crown, veil, and mantle, sacrificing at flaming altar before her, river-god swimming at her feet; from the Errett Bishop Collection;
scarce;
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