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Germe, Antoninus Pius, bronze (CN type 17857)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 147–161 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Germe in Mysia under Antoninus Pius dated ca. 147–161 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17857. Obverse: Draped bust of Faustina II, right. Reverse: two Nymphs(?) standing, facing, heads turned towards each other, each emptying oenochoe in amphora, between on ground.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
22–24 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
10.06 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Germe
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Antoninus Pius

Design

Obverse type
Draped bust of Faustina II, right.
Reverse type
two Nymphs(?) standing, facing, heads turned towards each other, each emptying oenochoe in amphora, between on ground.
Obverse legend
ΦΑVϹΤΕΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ
Reverse legend
ЄΠΙ Γ Ι ΦΑ[ΙΝΟΥ ΑΡΧ Α?] ΓЄΡΜΗΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17857
Type corpus identifier
CN type 17857

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