Anchialos, Geta, Double unit (CN type 22312)

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Record status

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Period

205 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Double unit in bronze struck at Anchialos in Thrace under Geta dated 205 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22312. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of Geta, right, wearing paludamentum. Reverse: Cista mystica with half-open lid on the right, out of which serpent creeps right.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
Double unit
Recorded diameter
17 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
3.04 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Anchialos
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Geta

Design

Obverse type
Bare-headed bust of Geta, right, wearing paludamentum.
Reverse type
Cista mystica with half-open lid on the right, out of which serpent creeps right.
Obverse legend
Π ϹΕΠΤ–ΓΕΤΑϹ Κ
Reverse legend
ΑΓΧΙΑΛΕΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22312
Type corpus identifier
CN type 22312

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