Germe, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 3581)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 147-161 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Germe in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated ca. 147-161 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3581. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of lightly bearded Marcus Aurelius, right. Reverse: Zeus (Aëtophoros) enthroned left, wearing long garment, holding eagle, right, in outstretched right hand and sceptre in left hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 26 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 8.98 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Germe
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Marc Aurel
Design
- Obverse type
- Bare-headed bust of lightly bearded Marcus Aurelius, right.
- Reverse type
- Zeus (Aëtophoros) enthroned left, wearing long garment, holding eagle, right, in outstretched right hand and sceptre in left hand.
- Obverse legend
- ΚΑΙϹΑΡ Μ ΑVΡ ΟVΗΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΕΠΙ Ι ΠΕΡΠΕΡΟV ΑΡΧ Α ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3581
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3581
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. 129, nr. 101-106
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 3175, annot. ca. 147-161 n. Chr.
- external concordanceRPC IV.2, 3175
Research required
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