Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Geta, bronze (CN type 19841)

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Record status

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Period

ca. 198-209 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Apollonia ad Rhyndacum in Mysia under Geta dated ca. 198-209 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19841. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of Geta, right, wearing paludamentum. Reverse: River-god (Rhyndakos) reclining left, left arm resting on vessel; right hand resting on stern.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
33 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
17.19 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Geta

Design

Obverse type
Bare-headed bust of Geta, right, wearing paludamentum.
Reverse type
River-god (Rhyndakos) reclining left, left arm resting on vessel; right hand resting on stern.
Obverse legend
Π ϹЄΠΤΙΜ ΓЄΤΑϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Reverse legend
ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ ΡVΝΔΑΚ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19841
Type corpus identifier
CN type 19841

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