Germe, Hadrian, bronze coin — Artemis advancing right (CN type 16997)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
AD 117–138
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin in bronze struck at Germe in Mysia under Hadrian, dated AD 117–138. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 16997 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Laureate bust of Trajan, right, wearing paludamentum. Legend: ΑVΤ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΤΡΑ(ΙΑΝΟϹ) ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ. Reverse: Artemis advancing right, wearing short fluttering chiton and boots, reaching quiver with right hand and holding bow in left hand; at her feet, hound running right. Legend: ΕΠΙ ΙΟVΛ ΜΟVΚΙΑΝΟV ΑΡΧ ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 8.01 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 22–23 mm (from 2 recorded specimens).
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. 1766A; Linked type corpus.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 2
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 22–23 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 8.01 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Germe
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Hadrian
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Trajan, right, wearing paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Artemis advancing right, wearing short fluttering chiton and boots, reaching quiver with right hand and holding bow in left hand; at her feet, hound running right.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΤΡΑ(ΙΑΝΟϹ) ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΕΠΙ ΙΟVΛ ΜΟVΚΙΑΝΟV ΑΡΧ ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ
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/16997
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 16997
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- 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. 1766A
- external concordance
Research required
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