As Cæsar, 974 - 975 A.U.C. (221 - 222 A.D.)
Coin: AE24
Obverse: M A AΛΞAN-ΔEP C C KA, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing to the right.
Obverse: M A AΛΞAN-ΔEP C C KA, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing to the right.
Seen from behind.
Reverse: MA K AV - PE EΔECC, Tyche, seated upon a hill, to the left, draped, wearing a turreted crown, holding out a branch with her right hand, over an altar in the left field.
Reverse: MA K AV - PE EΔECC, Tyche, seated upon a hill, to the left, draped, wearing a turreted crown, holding out a branch with her right hand, over an altar in the left field.
The Euphrates, flowing to the left, beneath her.
Weight: 9.61 g
Diameter: 24 x 23 x 2.5 mm
Die axis: 0°
Mint: Edessa, 221 - 222 A.D.
Reference: SNG Cop 215
Notes: Ex Dr. Hubert Lanz.
An attempt seems to have been made, in antiquity, to hole the coin,
see the crown of the Tyche which has been gouged into.
Very Rare
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