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Anchialos, Geta, 4 unit (CN type 21548)

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Record status

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Period

210-211 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

4 unit in bronze struck at Anchialos in Thrace under Geta dated 210-211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21548. Obverse: Laureate bust of youthful Geta, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Laureate emperor (Geta) with coat riding right on horseback, holding spear and reins.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
4 unit
Recorded diameter
29.7–30.6 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
13.75 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Anchialos
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Geta

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of youthful Geta, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Laureate emperor (Geta) with coat riding right on horseback, holding spear and reins.
Obverse legend
ΑV Κ Π ϹΕΠ ΓΕΤΑϹ
Reverse legend
ΟVΛΠΙΑΝΩΝ ΑΓΧΙΑΛΕΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21548
Type corpus identifier
CN type 21548

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