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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Greek Imperial| > |Mesopotamia & Babylonia| > RY92578
Severus Alexander, 13 March 222 - March 235 A.D., Edessa, Mesopotamia
|Mesopotamia| |&| |Babylonia|, |Severus| |Alexander,| |13| |March| |222| |-| |March| |235| |A.D.,| |Edessa,| |Mesopotamia|, In 230, the Persian King Ardashir I invaded Mesopotamia. Ancient historians disagree about the success or failure of Alexander's counterattack against Persia in 232, but there is no doubt that Alexander had enough success to recover Edessa and make the town the "Metropolis Colony of the Edessans." No documents mention this event but it is clearly attested on the coins, including this one. Both sides suffered heavy losses and agreed to a truce. In 233, Severus Alexander celebrated a triumph in Rome to observe his "victory."
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 150o, 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; SOLD




  






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MAVRALEXANDERCAES
MAVRELALEXANDERCAES
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IMPCAESMAVRSEVALEXANDAVG
IMPCAESMAVRSEVALEXANDERAVG
IMPCAESMAVRELALEXANDERPIVSFELAVG
IMPCAESMAVRELALEXANDERPIVSFELIXAVG
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