Germe, bronze (CN type 3782)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

244-249 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Germe in Mysia dated 244-249 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3782. Obverse: Draped male bust of the personification of the Roman Senate, right. Reverse: Heracles standing right, left arm resting on club, sleft arm on hip, lion-skin on left shoulder; in front, eagle seated on rock, at his feet, Telephos on doe.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
37 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
19.9 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Germe
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City (pseudo-autonomous)

Design

Obverse type
Draped male bust of the personification of the Roman Senate, right.
Reverse type
Heracles standing right, left arm resting on club, sleft arm on hip, lion-skin on left shoulder; in front, eagle seated on rock, at his feet, Telephos on doe.
Obverse legend
ΙΕΡΑ ϹVΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΕΠΙ Γ Ι ΠΕΡΠΕΡΟV ΡΟVΦ ΑΡΧ ΤΟ Β ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3782
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3782

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