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Germe, coin coin — Athena standing left (CN type 12723)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

late 2nd to early 3rd century AD

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin struck at Germe in Mysia, dated late 2nd to early 3rd century AD. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 12723 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Turreted bust of Tyche, right. Legend: ΙЄΡΑ ΓЄΡΜΗ. Reverse: Athena standing left, wearing Corinthian helmet, holding patera in right and shield and spear in left hand. Legend: ΓЄΡΜΗΝΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 5.72 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 22.2–22.4 mm (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Mannsperger, Sylloge nummorum Graecorum. Deutschland. Münzsammlung der Universität Tübingen. 4. Mysien - Ionien. Nr. 2174-3306, München 1989, nr. 2201, pl. 79; Linked type corpus.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
3
Photograph views
1
Catalogue references
2

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Historical context

Germe, also recorded as Hiera Germe or 'holy Germa', was an ancient town in Mysia situated between the Macestus and Rhyndacus rivers. Struck during the Roman Imperial period between the late second and early third century AD, this coin was produced under the civic authority of Germe, featuring Tyche alongside the legend referencing the town as Hiera Germe.

Physical characteristics

Recorded diameter
22.2–22.4 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
5.72 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Germe
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Turreted bust of Tyche, right.
Reverse type
Athena standing left, wearing Corinthian helmet, holding patera in right and shield and spear in left hand.
Obverse legend
ΙЄΡΑ ΓЄΡΜΗ
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/12723
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12723

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