RP97599. Bronze AE 23, RPC Online VII.2 U2952; SNG Hunterian 2579; SNG Cop 225; BMC Arabia p. 114, 144 - 147; Babelon Edessa 96, F, black patina with orange earthen fill, well centered obverse, pitted, Mesopotamia, Edessa (Urfa, Sanliurfa, Turkey) mint, weight 8.953g, maximum diameter 22.5mm, die axis 135
o, 239 - 242 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; from the Michael Arslan Collection;
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