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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1983.56.31
People
Geta, Roman (r. 209 - 212 CE)
Title
Coin of Germe (Mysia) under Geta
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
early 3rd Century
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Mysia
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195506

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
12.04 g
Die Axis
6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: P CEPTIMI GETACKAIC
  • Reverse Inscription: CTRGLV K W NOC GERMHNW N

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Ehling p. 141 No 169, cf. Tfl. 2 no. 121,1

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1983
Object Number
1983.56.31
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Geta, r. with head bare, wearing cuirass and himation.
Rev.: Nude Apollo Lykeios standing r. with lyre set on a columette; at l. a laurel tree around which a snake is wound.

Verification Level

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