Germe, Crispina, bronze (CN type 3591)

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Record status

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Period

ca. 179-180 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Germe in Mysia under Crispina dated ca. 179-180 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3591. Obverse: Draped bust of Crispina, right. Reverse: two female figures standing, facing, heads facing each other, each emptying oenochoe over pillar and holding their dress (or cloth); between on ground, amphora.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
23–25 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
7.12 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Germe
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Crispina

Design

Obverse type
Draped bust of Crispina, right.
Reverse type
two female figures standing, facing, heads facing each other, each emptying oenochoe over pillar and holding their dress (or cloth); between on ground, amphora.
Obverse legend
ΚΡΙϹΠΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹ
Reverse legend
ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3591
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3591

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