Topeiros, Geta, 4 unit — Thronia and Herakles (CN type 21165)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
AD 209–212
Issuing entity
Thrace4 unit in bronze struck at Topeiros in Thrace under Geta, dated AD 209–212. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 21165 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Geta, right. Legend: ΑVΤ Κ Π ϹΕΠΤΙΜΙ ΓΕΤΑϹ. Reverse: Thronia and Herakles; to left, Thronia standing right; to right; Herakles seated left on rock. Legend: ΟVΛΠΙΑϹ ΤΟΠΕΙΡΟV. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 7.15 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 21–24 mm (from 6 recorded specimens).
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 4 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 21–24 mm (from 6 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 7.15 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Topeiros
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Geta
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of bearded Geta, right.
- Reverse type
- Thronia and Herakles; to left, Thronia standing right; to right; Herakles seated left on rock.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Π ϹΕΠΤΙΜΙ ΓΕΤΑϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΟVΛΠΙΑϹ ΤΟΠΕΙΡΟV
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- How to identify
- Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21165
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 21165
- Source note
- The corpus record cites no printed literature for this type; it rests on recorded specimens.
Documentation checklist
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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 references
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