Germe, Antoninus Pius, bronze (CN type 3578)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 139-146 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Germe in Mysia under Antoninus Pius dated ca. 139-146 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3578. Obverse: Bare head of Antoninus Pius, right. Reverse: Apollo standing facing, head left, wearing long garment, holding lyre in left arm and patera in right.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 19–21.3 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 4.33 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Germe
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Antoninus Pius
Design
- Obverse type
- Bare head of Antoninus Pius, right.
- Reverse type
- Apollo standing facing, head left, wearing long garment, holding lyre in left arm and patera in right.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤΟ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟ
- Reverse legend
- ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3578
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3578
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. 127, nr. 92
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 638, annot. ca. 139-146 n. Chr.
- external concordanceRPC IV.2, 638
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution