Adramyttion, Geta, bronze (CN type 2895)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 198-206 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Adramyttion in Mysia under Geta dated ca. 198-206 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2895. Obverse: Confronted busts of youthful Caracalla, laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, and of youthful Geta, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Zeus standing left, holding eagle and sceptre.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 35 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 27.68 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Adramyttion
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Geta
Design
- Obverse type
- Confronted busts of youthful Caracalla, laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, and of youthful Geta, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Zeus standing left, holding eagle and sceptre.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV Κ Μ ΑV ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟϹ ΚΑΙ Π ϹЄΠ ΓЄΤΑ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
- Reverse legend
- ЄΠΙ ϹΤΡ Π ΑΙ ЄVΤVΧΟVϹ ΑΔΡΑΜVΤΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2895
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2895
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 228, nr. 219
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 50, nr. 150
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution