Nikopolis ad Istrum, Geta, bronze (CN type 22818)

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Record status

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Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

Coin type in bronze struck at Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia inferior under Geta, catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22818. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of Geta, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Eagle standing right on globe, wings spread, holding a wreath in beak.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
27.1–27.7 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
12.59 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Nikopolis ad Istrum
Region
Moesia inferior
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Geta

Design

Obverse type
Bare-headed bust of Geta, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Eagle standing right on globe, wings spread, holding a wreath in beak.
Obverse legend
Π ϹЄΠΤ ΓЄΤΑϹ Κ
Reverse legend
VΠ ΑV ΓΑΛΛΟV ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛ ΠΡΟϹ Ι

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22818
Type corpus identifier
CN type 22818

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