Germe, Otacilia Severa, bronze (CN type 3775)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
244-248 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Germe in Mysia under Otacilia Severa dated 244-248 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3775. Obverse: Diademed and draped bust of Otacilia Severa, right. Reverse: Dionysus standing facing, wearing short chiton, holding cantharus in right hand over panther seated left and long thyrsus in left arm.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 30–32 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 11.45 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Germe
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Otacilia Severa
Design
- Obverse type
- Diademed and draped bust of Otacilia Severa, right.
- Reverse type
- Dionysus standing facing, wearing short chiton, holding cantharus in right hand over panther seated left and long thyrsus in left arm.
- Obverse legend
- Μ ΩΤΑΚ ϹΕΒΗΡΑ ϹΕ
- Reverse legend
- ΕΠΙ ΠΕΡΠΕΡΟV ΡΟVΦ ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ Β
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3775
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3775
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. 167, nr. 319, annot. 244 n. Chr.
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 20165
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution