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Prieur 848 of Caracalla
| Lindgren 1560 | Mesopotamia. Edessa. Waël, son of Sahru, 163-165/6 AD. AE 20 mm. Draped bust of Waël left within wreathed border / Syriac or Semitic legend, square cultus object within distyle temple with triform star in pediment, viewed in perspective from the left. Lindgren III 1560. Hunterian III p. 304, 1. BMC p. 91, 2. | Text | Image | |
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| BMC 2 | Kings Of Osrhoene (Edessa, Mesopotamia). Waël. 163-165 AD. AE 19mm. Draped bust left / Temple with cubic cult object viewed in perspective. BMC 2; SNG Copenhagen -. | Text | Image | |
Marcus Aurelius BMC 3 | Marcus Aurelius AR Drachm of Mesopotamia, Carrhae or Edessa. AUT K M AUR ANTWNINOC, laureate head right / UP NIKHC RWMAIWN, Goddess standing facing, head left, holding globe and cornucopiae. | Text | Image | |
Commodus SNG Copenhagen 194 | Commodus AE16 of Mesopotamia, Edessa. Laureate head right / Abgar VIII (174-219 A.D.) in tiara, facing right. | Text | Obv | Rev |
Septimius Severus BMC 14 | Septimius Severus and Abgar VIII AE 23mm of Edessa, Mesopotamia. Laureate head of Severus right / draped and diademed bust right of Abgar VIII, holding sceptre. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 35 | Septimius Severus and Abgar VIII AE 16mm of Edessa. Laureate head right / Draped and diademed bust right of Abgar VIII, wearing tiara. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Righetti 2575 | Septimius Severus. AE25 of Edessa, Mesopotamia, Edessa. Obv: O..L CEVHROC, laureate head right / ABGAROC BACILEU, draped bust of Abgaros VIII right, wearing tiara; sceptre before. SNG Righetti 2575 ff. | Text | Image | |
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. | Text | Image | |
Prieur 847 | Caracalla AR Tetradrachm of Edessa, Mesopotamia. AYT K M AY ANTWNEINOC, laureate and cuirassed bust left, seen from behind; on left shoulder, shield with circles of pellets and gorgoneion / EMAPX EX UPATOC TO , eagle, wings spread and head turned to right, holding wreath in beak; shrine with pediment below. Bellinger 140. | Text | Image | |
Prieur 848 | Caracalla AR Tetradrachm of Edessa in Mesopotamia. AYT•K•M•AY•ANTWNEINOC C, laureate and 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. | Text | Image | |
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. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 51 | Macrinus, AE of Edessa, Mesopotamia. 4.36 g. [A K M] O C MAKRINOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right, all within laurel wreath / O M EDECCA, veiled, draped and turreted bust of Tyche right, within dotted border. BMC 51; SNG Cop. 207 var; Babelon 40 var; (border of dots on rev.). | Text | Image | |
| SNG Milan 56 | Macrinus. AE17 of Edessa, Mesopotamia. 217-218 AD. A K M O C MAKPINOC, laureate, draped bust of Macrinus right within laurel wreath / O M E ECCA, veiled and turreted bust of Tyche left, within laurel wreath. SNG Milan 56; Babelon 40. | Text | Image | |
Diadumenian Babelon 41 | Diadumenian. Edessa, Mesopotamia. (from top right) M O ANTWINOC, bare head right / ME EDECCA, turreted and veiled head of Tyche right. Babelon 41; BMC 54. | Text | Image | |
Elagabalus Babelon 46v | Elagabalus, AE. Edessa, Mesopotamia. AVT KAI M AV ANTWNINOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / MAP AVP ANTW EDECCA, turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right. Babelon 46 var (rev. legend); BMC 76var. (same). | Text | Image | |
| Babelon 46v (2) | Elagabalus. AE 18mm. Edessa, Mesopotamia. AVT K M AR ANTWNEINOC, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / (from centre right, clockwise) M AV ANT ED-ECCA, turreted head of Tyche right. Babelon Group I, 46 var (bust type); BMC 75 var (Tyche right). | Text | Image | |
BMC 60v | Elagabalus AE26 of Mesopotamia, Edessa. AVT KAI ANTWNEINOC CE, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding shield decorated with aegis / Tyche seated left on rock, river god at her feet, swimming right. SNG Cop 210v. | Text | Image | |
BMC 67v | Elagabalus AE 25mm of Mesopotamia, Edessa. Radiate head right / Tyche seated left on rock, holding branch with right hand over flaming altar. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 69 | Elagabalus AE 21mm of Mesopotamia, Edessa. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding shield / The turreted and draped busts of two Tyches vis à vis. | Text | Image | |
| cf BMC 72 | Elagabalus, AE17 of Edessa, Mesopotamia. AD 218-222. AVTO KAIC M AP AVP, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / ..P EDECCA, Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche left. Cf. BMC 72; cf. SNG Copenhagen 213. | Text | Image | |
| Mionnet 26 | Elagabalus, AE of Edessa, Mesopotamia. 13.49 g. AVT K M A ANTWNEINOC, radiate, cuirassed bust left, holding shield and raising right hand / MAR AV[R ANT KO]LON EDECCA, Tyche seated left on rock, holding corn-ears, to left a column surmounted by statue of Marsyas, river god swimming right at feet. Mionnet Supp. 8, 26. (Not in BMC, Babelon, SNG Cop etc) | Text | Image | |
| 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. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Cop 214v | Elagabalus 218-222 AD. 3.23g, Edessa (Mesopotamia). AVTOK ANT.., Laureate head right / OL M EDECCA, Turreted and draped bust of Tyche left. SNG Cop 214var (Rev.-Leg.), BMC 102.75var (same). | Text | Image | |
| SNG Hunt. 2544v | Elagabalus. AE24 of Mesopotamia, Edessa. AD 218-222. AVT K M ANT ANTWNEINOC, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / M L AVR EDECCA, Tyche seated left, holding branch or grain ears; altar to left; below, half-length figure of river-god swimming left. Cf. BMC 67 (holding branch); SNG Hunterian 2533 var. (river-god swimming right; same obv. die); cf. SNG Milan (holding branch; same obv. die). | Text | Image | |
| SNGHunt 2545 | Elagabalus. AE16 of Edessa. Mesopotamia AD 218-222. AVT K M AVR ANTONEINOC, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche left. BMC -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Hunterian 2545-6. | Text | Image | |
Severus Alexander BMC 93 | Severus Alexander AE27 of Mesopotamia, Edessa. AVT K M A C ALEXANDPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Tyche seated left, altar to left, river god swimming below, two stars in fields. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 103 | Severus Alexander AE27 of Edessa, Mesopotamia. AD 222-235. AVT K M A ALEXANDROC, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / MHT KOL EDECCHNWN, Tyche seated left on rocks, holding uncertain object over altar; star in left and right fields; below, river-god swimming right, head left. BMC 103; cf. SNG Copenhagen 218. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 108 | Severus Alexander AE 23mm of Mesopotamia, Edessa. Laureate bust left, holding shield and eagle-tipped sceptre / Tyche seated left, holding fruits (?); river god below; small flaming altar to left; two stars in field. | Text | Image | |
BMC 109 | Severus Alexander AE 23mm of Mesopotamia, Edessa. Laureate bust left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre and shield / Tyche seated left before altar; stars flanking in fields. Lindgren I 2583; Dura 1458. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 112 | Severus Alexander AE25 of Edessa, Mesopotamia. AD 222-235. AVT K M A CEV ALEXANDPOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / MHT KOL EDECCHNWN, Tyche seated right, holding fruit(?); star and altar in left and right fields; below, river-god swimming left. BMC 112; Babelon 75 var. | Text | Image | |
BMC 115 | Severus Alexander and Julia Mamaea AE 28mm, Mesopotamia, Edessa. Laureate and draped bust of Alexander right, facing diademed and 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. | Text | Image | |
SGI 3390 | Severus Alexander and Julia Mamaea. AE27 of Edessa in Mesopotamia. Confronting portraits of Severus Alexander and Julia Mamaea / City-goddess enthroned left, holding small temple; River-god swimming beneath her, stars in fields. | Text | Image | Text | Image |
SGI 3390 | Severus Alexander and Julia Mamaea. AE27 of Edessa in Mesopotamia. Confronting portraits of Severus Alexander and Julia Mamaea / City-goddess enthroned left, holding small temple; River-god swimming beneath her; stars in fields. | Text | Obv | Rev |
SNG Copenhagen 217 | Severus Alexander AE 26mm of Edessa, Mesopotamia. AVT K M A C ALEXANDROC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / MH KO EDESSENWN, Tyche seated left on rock, river god swimming below, altar before, stars either side. Lindgren I 2582. | Text | Image | |
SNG Cop 217 | Severus Alexander AE 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. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Cop 217v | Severus Alexander 222-235, AE of Edessa (Mesopotamia). AVTO KAIC M AYP CE ALEXANDPOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right left / Tyche seated left on rock by altar; star in left and right field; below, river god swimming right. SNG Cop 217 var (bust left), BMC 106.93/96var (ditto). | Text | Image | |
SNG Cop 219 | Severus Alexander and Julia Mamaea AE 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. | Text | Image | |
| SNG Milan 80 | Severus Alexander, AE17 of Edessa, Mesopotamia. AD 222-235. AVT K M A ALEXANDPOC, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / M K EDECCHNWN, Tyche seated left on rock, holding small temple; at feet, half-length figure of river-god swimming left. SNG Milan 80; Babelon 77. | Text | Image | |
| UBS_84_110 | Severus Alexander, 222-238. AE, Edessa in Mesopotamia. AVT K[MA CEV] ALEXANDPOC, Armoured, draped and laureate bust left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre and shield / Rev. MHT KOL EDEC–CHNWN, Tyche seated left; flaming altar before; star in left and right fields. | Text | Image | |
Julia_Mamaea BMC 122 | Julia Mamaea, AE18 of Edessa, Mesopotamia. IOVL MAMAEA CEBACTH, diademed and draped bust right / MHT COL EDECCHNWN, Tyche, wearing turreted crown, mantle and chiton, seated left on square seat, holding fruit; small flaming altar before her, star in both upper fields, additional altar to right. BMC Mesopotamia, 122 (same obv. die). | Text | Image | |
Gordian_Iii Babelon 95 | Gordian III, AE32 of Edessa, Mesopotamia, with Abgar X Phraates. 238-244 AD. AVTOK M M ANT GORDIANOC CEB, Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ABGAROC BACILEVC, Abgar on horseback right. BMC 141; Babelon 95. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 97 | Mesopotamia, Edessa. Gordian III. A.D. 238-244. AE 29. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III; star before / Diademed and draped bust of Agbar X right; star behind. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 124-130 | Gordian III, AE28 of Edessa, Mesopotamia. 15.3 gr. AVTOK K M ANT GOPDIANOC CEB, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / MHT KOL EDECCHNWN, Turreted and veiled bust of Tyche left, small statue of Aquarius on pedestal before. BMC 124-130. | Text | Image | |
BMC 136 | Gordian III and Abgar X Phraates AE 33mm of Edessa, Mesopotamia. Laureate bust right / Gordian seated right, receiving Nike from Abgar standing left. | Text | Image | Text | Image |
BMC 136 | Gordian III and Abgar X Phraates AE 33mm of Edessa, Mesopotamia. Laureate bust right / Gordian seated right, receiving Nike from Abgar standing left. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 136 | Gordian III, AE32 of Edessa, Mesopotamia. AD 238-244. AYTOK M ANT GORDIANOC CEB, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / AVTOK GORDIANOC ABGAROC BACILEVS, Gordian receiving Abgar. Gordian on left, togate, seated right on chair on dais, holding sceptre; Abgar X Phraates standing left, bearded, wearing tiara, kandys and trousers, holding Nike, left hand on hilt of short sword. BMC 136-7; SNG Cop 223-4 var. (radiate); SNG Hunt. 2572-3. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 136 | Gordian III, AE32 of Edessa, Mesopotamia. AD 238-244. AYTOK M ANT GORDIANOC CEB, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / AVTOK GORDIANOC ABGAROC BACILEVS, Gordian receiving Abgar. Gordian on left, togate, seated right on chair on dais, holding sceptre; Abgar X Phraates standing left, bearded, wearing tiara, kandys and trousers, holding Nike, left hand on hilt of short sword. BMC 136-7; SNG Cop 223-4 var. (radiate); SNG Hunt. 2572-3. | Text | Image | |
BMC 136 | Gordian III and Abgar X AE 35mm of Edessa in Mesopotamia. Laureate, and draped bust right / Gordian seated right on chair on dais, holding sceptre, receiving Nike from Abgar. SNGCop 223v. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 138 | Gordian III, AE32 of Edessa, Mesopotamia. AD 238-244. 22.44g. AYTOK M ANT GORDIANOC CEB, Laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder / AVTOK GORDIANOC ABGAROC BACILEVS, Gordian receiving Abgar. Gordian on left, togate, seated right on chair on dais, holding sceptre; Abgar X Phraates standing left, bearded, wearing tiara, kandys and trousers, holding Nike, left hand on hilt of short sword. BMC 138; SNG Cop 223 var. (bust type). | Text | Image | |
| BMC 144 | Gordian III AE23 of Edessa, Mesopotamia. AD 238-244. 8.93 g. AUTOK M AVR GORDIANOC, Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; star before / ABGAROC BACILEUC, Crowned and draped bust of Abgar X Phraates right; star behind. BMC 144; SNG Copenhagen 225. | Text | Image | |
BMC 158 | Gordian III, Kingdom of Edessa, Abgar X, 242-243 AD. AE25 of Edessa. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III right, star before / Draped bust of Abgar right, bearded, wearing a diadedemed tiara, star behind. | Text | Image | |
| BMC 159 | Mesopotamia, Edessa. Gordian III and Abgar X. 242-244 AD. AE 20mm (5.33 gm). Laureate bust right / Bust of Abgar right, wearing tiara. SNG Copenhagen 227. | Text | Image | |
BMC 159 | 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. BMC 159. | Text | Image | |
| Mionnet 160 | Gordian III; AE23 of Edessa, Mesopotamia. AVTOK M ANT GORDIANOC CEB, Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust left, holding shield; star to left / ABGAROC BACILEWC.., draped bust right, wearing tiara, star to left. Mionnet V, 160. cf BMC 158 (laureate); Babelon:-. | Text | Image | |
SGI 3789 | Gordian III, AE28, (16.59g) Edessa, Mesopotamia, AVTOK M ANT GORDIANOC CEB, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / MHT KOL EDECCHNWN, Bust of Tyche left, small statue of Aquarius on pedestal before. BMC 124; SGI 3789. | Text | Image | |
SNG Cop 223-224 | Gordian III and Abgar X Phraates AE 34mm of Edessa, Mesopotamia. Laureate bust right / Gordian seated right, receiving Nike from Abgar standing left. | Text | Image | |
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. | Text | Image | |
Trajan Decius BMC 168 | Trajan Decius, AE19 of Edessa, Mesopotamia. AVT G DEKIC CEB (sic), radiate, draped bust of Trajan Decius right / KOL EDECCA, Veiled and turreted bust of Cybele left, small altar to left. Babelon 103; BMC 168; SNG Righetti 2612. | Text | Image | |
| Babelon: The Coinage of Edessa (in French), read online at inumis.com English Translation by Dane ("Helvetica") Kurth | ||||
| The Osroehe Abgar Dynasty at cavemanart.com | ||||
| Entry for Mesopotamia, Edessa on the Digital Historia Numorum | ||||
| Search for Edessa in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum | ||||
| Search for Edessa at AncientImports.com | ||||
| Search for Edessa at Incitatus Coins | ||||
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