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Bizye, Geta, 5 unit (CN type 1475)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

209-211 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

5 unit in bronze struck at Bizye in Thrace under Geta dated 209-211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 1475. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Geta, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Heracles standing right, resting on club in right hand, holding lion skin and apple in left hand.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
5 unit
Recorded diameter
24.5–27 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
10.64 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Bizye
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Geta

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of bearded Geta, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Heracles standing right, resting on club in right hand, holding lion skin and apple in left hand.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤΚΡΑ Π ϹΕΠ ΓΕΤΑϹ ϹЄ(Β)
Reverse legend
ΒΙΖVΗΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1475
Type corpus identifier
CN type 1475

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