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Roman Provincial Coin: Coin of Septimius Severus struck in Edessa (Mesopotamia) during the reign of Abgar VIII
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Frank Basford, 2019-08-06 12:43:40
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Roman Provincial Coin: Coin of Septimius Severus struck in Edessa (Mesopotamia) during the reign of Abgar VIII
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English: IOW2019-7-269. A complete and worn Roman provincial copper-alloy coin of Septimius Severus (AD 193-211) struck in Edessa (Mesopotamia) during the reign of Abgar VIII (AD 177-212), dating to the period c. AD 193-211 (Reece period 10). [ΑΒΓΑΡΟϹ Β] reverse type depicting draped bust of Abgar (bearded) right wearing diademed tiara with crest of hook-shaped ornaments, to right a sceptre. Mint of Edessa (Mesopotamia).

Obverse: ΑΤΟΥ(sic)-[ϹƐΟΥΗΡΟC?]; Laureate head of Septimius Severus right.

Reverse: [ΑΒΓΑΡΟϹ Β]; Draped bust of Abgar (bearded) right wearing diademed tiara with crest of hook-shaped ornaments, to right a sceptre.

Length: 21.0mm; width: 17.9mm. Weight: 4.48g. DA=12:7.

Cf. RPC (online) IV.3, temporary no.8971 (<a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/8971">https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/8971</a> ).
Depicted place (County of findspot) Isle of Wight
Date between 193 and 211
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FindIdentifier: 965319
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1067642
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1067642/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/965319
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