Hadrianeia, Geta, bronze (CN type 19789)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 198-209 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Hadrianeia in Mysia under Geta dated ca. 198-209 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19789. Obverse: Draped bust of Geta with robe to the right. Reverse: Hygieia and Asclepius; to left, Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent held in her right hand from patera in her outstretched left; to right, Asclepius standing facing, head left, resting his right hand on serpent-staff.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded mean weight
24.59 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Hadrianeia
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Geta

Design

Obverse type
Draped bust of Geta with robe to the right.
Reverse type
Hygieia and Asclepius; to left, Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent held in her right hand from patera in her outstretched left; to right, Asclepius standing facing, head left, resting his right hand on serpent-staff.
Obverse legend
ΠΟV ϹΕΠΤΙΜ ΓΕΤΑϹ ΚΑ
Reverse legend
ЄΠ ΜЄΝΑΝΔΡΟV ΚΛЄΑΝΔΡΟV ΑΡ Α ΑΔΡΙΑΝЄΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19789
Type corpus identifier
CN type 19789

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