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Nikopolis ad Istrum, Geta, bronze (CN type 20420)

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Record status

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Period

197-209 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

Coin type in bronze struck at Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia inferior under Geta dated 197-209 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20420. Obverse: Draped bust of Geta with robe to the right. Reverse: Crescent; above, four stars, below, one star.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
16.2 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
3.11 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Nikopolis ad Istrum
Region
Moesia inferior
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Geta

Design

Obverse type
Draped bust of Geta with robe to the right.
Reverse type
Crescent; above, four stars, below, one star.
Obverse legend
Λ ΑVΡ ΚΑΙ ΓΕΤΑϹ
Reverse legend
ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙ ΠΡΟϹ Ι

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20420
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20420

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