Hadrianeia, Geta, bronze (CN type 21477)

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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 Hadrianeia in Mysia under Geta dated ca. 198-209 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21477. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of Geta, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Hades-Serapis enthroned left, wearing kalathos, extending right hand, holding sceptre in left hand.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
24 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
9.72 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Hadrianeia
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Geta

Design

Obverse type
Bare-headed bust of Geta, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Hades-Serapis enthroned left, wearing kalathos, extending right hand, holding sceptre in left hand.
Obverse legend
ΠΟΠΛΙ ϹЄΠΤΙ ΓЄΤΑϹ ΚΑ
Reverse legend
Є ΜЄΝΑΝΔΡΟV ΑΡΧ ΑΔΡΙΑΝЄΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21477
Type corpus identifier
CN type 21477

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