Germe, coin coin — Laureate bust of Apollo (CN type 12669)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
c. AD 98–192
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin struck at Germe in Mysia, dated c. AD 98–192. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 12669 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Draped male bust of the personification of the Roman Senate, right. Legend: ΙЄΡΑ ϹVΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ. Reverse: Laureate bust of Apollo, right, holding kithara. Legend: ΓЄΡΜΗΝΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 3.03 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 14.8–15.9 mm (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Amandry et al., RPC III: Roman Provincial Coinage. Vol. III: Nerva, Trajan and Hadrian (AD 96-138), London: Paris 2015, nr. 1770, annot. First half of the second century; Ehling, Die Münzprägung der mysischen Stadt Germe in der römischen Kaiserzeit, Bonn 2001, nr. 358-367; Linked type corpus.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 3
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 3
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Recorded diameter
- 14.8–15.9 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.03 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Germe
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Draped male bust of the personification of the Roman Senate, right.
- Reverse type
- Laureate bust of Apollo, right, holding kithara.
- Obverse legend
- ΙЄΡΑ ϹVΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΓЄΡΜΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- How to identify
- Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12669
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12669
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Research required
- Weight
- Recorded
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1770, annot. First half of the second century
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 358-367
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution