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Ancient Coinage of Mesopotamia, Edessa


Prieur 848 of Caracalla

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Marcus Aurelius
- BMC 3

Marcus Aurelius AR Drachm of Mesopotamia, Carrhae or Edessa. Laureate head right / Goddess standing facing, head left, holding globe & cornucopiae.TextImage

Commodus
- SNG Copenhagen 194

Commodus AE16 of Mesopotamia, Edessa. Laureate head right / Abgar VIII (174-219 A.D.) in tiara, facing right. TextObvRev

Septimius Severus
- BMC 35

Septimius Severus & Abgar VIII Æ 16mm of Edessa. Laureate head of Severus right / Draped and diademed bust right of Abgar VIII, wearing tiara. TextImage

- BMC 14

Septimius Severus & Abgar VIII Æ 23mm of Edessa, Mesopotamia. Laureate head of Severus right / draped and diademed bust right of Abgar VIII, holding scepter.TextImage

Caracalla
- SNG Copenhagen 208cf

Caracalla AE26 of Mesopotamia, Edessa. Radiate bust left / Tyche seated left on rocks, holding ears of corn over altar at feet, river god swimming before. TextImage

- Prieur 847

Caracalla AR Tetradrachm of Edessa, Mesopotamia. AYT K M AY ANTWNEINOC, laureate & cuirassed bust left, seen from behind; on left shoulder, shield with circles of pellets & gorgoneion / ­EMAPX EX UPATOC TO ­, eagle, wings spread & head turned to right, holding wreath in beak; shrine with pediment below. Bellinger 140. TextImage

- Prieur 848

Caracalla AR Tetradrachm of Edessa in Mesopotamia. AYT•K•M•AY•ANTWNEINOC C, laureate & cuirassed bust left, holding shield with gorgoneion, seen from behind / DHMARC×EX×UPATOCT×D, eagle standing facing, head right, wreath in beak; shrine between legs. TextImage

Macrinus
- BMC 48

Macrinus AE18 of Edessa, Mesopotamia. A K M O(...) MAKPINOC, laureate, draped bust right / MA K EDECA, turreted bust of Tyche right, all within laurel wreath.TextObvRev

Elagabalus

- SNG Cop 214
Elagabalus, AE, Edessa, Mesopotamia. 218-222 AD. AV KAI M AV ANTON, laureate head right / KOLW MA EDECCA, turreted and veiled bust of Tyche left. SNG Cop 214.TextImage
- BMC 69Mesopotamia, Edessa. Elagabalus Æ 21mm. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding shield / The turreted and draped busts of two tyches vis à vis. TextImage

- BMC 67v

Elagabalus Æ 25mm of Mesopotamia, Edessa. Radiate head right / Tyche seated left on rock, holding branch with right hand over flaming altar.TextImage

- BMC 60v

Elagabalus AE26 of Mesopotamia, Edessa. AVT KAI ANTWNEINOC CE, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust left, holding shield decorated with aegis / Tyche seated left on rock, river god at her feet, swimming right. SNG Cop 210v.TextImage

Severus Alexander
- BMC 108

Severus Alexander Æ 23mm of Mesopotamia, Edessa. Laureate bust left, holding shield & eagle-tipped scepter / Tyche seated left, holding fruits (?); river god below; small flaming altar to left; two stars in field. TextImage

- BMC 109

Severus Alexander Æ 23mm of Mesopotamia, Edessa. Laureate bust left, holding eagle-tipped scepter & shield / Tyche seated left before altar; stars flanking in fields. Lindgren I 2583; Dura 1458.TextImage

- SNG Copenhagen 217

Severus Alexander Æ 26mm of Edessa, Mesopotamia. AVT K M A C ALEXANDROC, aureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / MH KO EDESSENWN, Tyche seated left on rock, river god swimming below, altar before, stars either side. Lindgren I 2582.TextImage

- AE27

Mesopotamia, Edessa. Severus Alexander & Julia Mamaea. 222-235 AD. AE, BronzeTextImage
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- BMC 93

Severus Alexander AE27 of Mesopotamia, Edessa. AVT K M A C ALEXANDPOC, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / Tyche seated left, altar to left, river god swimming below, two stars in fields.TextImage

- SGI 3390

SEVERUS ALEXANDER & JULIA MAMAEA. AE27 of Edessa in Mesopotamia. Confronting portraits of Severus Alexander & Julia Mamaea / City-goddess enthroned, l., holding small temple; River-god swimming beneath her.TextObvRev

- SNG Copenhagen 217

Severus Alexander Æ 27mm of Edessa in Mesopotamia. Laureate head right, slight drapery at shoulder / Tyche, in turreted crown, seated left; two stars flanking, river deity below swimming right, altar before. BMC 87.TextImage

- BMC 115

Severus Alexander & Julia Mamaea Æ 28mm, Mesopotamia, Edessa. Laureate & draped bust of Alexander right, facing diademed & draped bust of Mamaea left / Tyche seated left, holding small temple; above her head, small figure; below, river god swimming; in front, small flaming altar; in field, four stars. TextImage

- SNG Copenhagen 219

Severus Alexander & Julia Mamaea Æ 29mm of Edessa, Mesopotamia. AVT K M A CE ALEXANDROS CEB IOVLIA MAMEA CEB, confronted busts / MA K AVP EDESA, Tyche seated left holding temple, Orontes swimming below. Lindgren I 2584.TextImage

Gordian III
- BMC 159

Mesopotamia, Edessa. Gordian III and Abgar X. 242-244 AD. Æ 20mm (5.33 gm). Laureate bust right / Bust of Abgar right, wearing tiara. SNG Copenhagen 227.TextImage

- AE24_Agbar

Gordian III AE 24 mm, 7.73 grams. Struck at the mint of Edessa in Mesopotamia. Laureate bust right, star to right in field / King Abgar in Tiara. TextImage

- BMC 158

The Kingdom of Edessa, Abgar X, 242-243 AD. AE25 of Edessa. Laureate, draped & cuirassed bust of Gordian III rt., star before / Draped bust of Abgar right, bearded, wearing a diadedemed tiara, star behind.TextImage

- SGI 3789

*cc*Gordian III, Edessa, Aquarius AE28 VFTextImage

- BMC 97

Mesopotamia, Edessa. Gordian III. A.D. 238-244. Æ 29. Radiate, draped & cuirassed bust of Gordian III; star before / Diademed & draped bust of Agbar X right; star behind. TextImage

- AE33

Gordian III, AE33, EdessaTextImage

- BMC 136

Gordian III & Abgar X Phraates Æ 33mm of Edessa, Mesopotamia. Laureate bust right / Gordian seated right, receiving Nike from Abgar standing left.TextImage
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- AE34

Gordian III, AE34, Edessa,TextImage

- BMC 136

Gordian III & Abgar X Æ 35mm of Edessa in Mesopotamia. Laureate, and draped bust right / Gordian seated on curule chair, holding sceptre, receiving Nike from Abgar. SNGCop 223v.TextImage

Tranquillina
- BMC 133

Tranquillina AE28 of Mesopotamia, Edessa. Draped bust of Tranquillina right, wearing stephane, hair coiled at neck nape / Turreted and veiled bust of City-goddess left, with small altar and figure of Aquarius before. SNG Cop 222.TextImage
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