Nikopolis ad Mestum, Geta, 5 unit (CN type 11870)
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
209-211 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace5 unit in bronze struck at Nikopolis ad Mestum in Thrace under Geta dated 209-211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 11870. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Geta, right. Reverse: Emperor (Geta) in military attire standing left holding Nike and sceptre.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 5 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 29.4–30.2 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 14.97 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Nikopolis ad Mestum
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Geta
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of bearded Geta, right.
- Reverse type
- Emperor (Geta) in military attire standing left holding Nike and sceptre.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Π ϹΕΠ ΓΕΤΑϹ ϹΕΒ
- Reverse legend
- ΟVΛΠ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΠΡΟϹ ΜΕϹΤΩ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/11870
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 11870
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Research required
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 73, nr. 80, 81
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