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Augusta Traiana, Geta, unit (CN type 2074)

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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 2074. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of youthful Geta, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Nude Dionysus standing right, wearing boots, holding thyrsus and bunch of grapes.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
unit
Recorded diameter
20–21 mm (from 1 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 Dionysus standing right, wearing boots, holding thyrsus and bunch of grapes.
Obverse legend
Λ ϹΕΠΤΙ(Μ) ΓΕΤΑ ΚΑ
Reverse legend
ΑVΓΟVϹΤΗϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΗϹ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2074
Type corpus identifier
CN type 2074

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Licensed photograph
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Catalogue references

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