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Augusta Traiana, Geta, unit (CN type 2070)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

197-205 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

unit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Geta dated 197-205 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2070. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of youthful Geta, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Nude Harpocrates standing left, raising right index finger to lips, holding cornucopia in left arm.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
unit
Recorded diameter
19–20 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
4.92 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Augusta Traiana
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Geta

Design

Obverse type
Bare-headed bust of youthful Geta, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Nude Harpocrates standing left, raising right index finger to lips, holding cornucopia in left arm.
Obverse legend
Λ ϹΕΠΤΙΜ ΓΕΤΑ ΚΑ
Reverse legend
ΑVΓΟVϹΤΗϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΗϹ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2070
Type corpus identifier
CN type 2070

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