Coin: ar

Museum number:
8-7471
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080007471
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin; Silver; silver issue; size: 18.2 mm.; weight: 2.929 gm. Obverse: head of Geta facing right, laureate, (wears paludamentum and cuirass); inscription:- ΓΕΤΑCKAIΛCCEΠΤΙ. Reverse: Mount Argaeus; on summit, star; in exergue: ETIΓ. Inscription:- MHTPOKAICAPINEΩ.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Caesareia (ancient city), Cappadocia
Production place:
Caesareia (ancient city), Cappadocia
Culture or time period:
Severan Dynasty (193–235 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Geta Lucius Septimius (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: MHTROKAICARINEO, Reverse exergue: ETIG, and Obverse legend: GETACKAILCCEPTI
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
209-212 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 18.2 millimeters and weight 2.929 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-7471, described as Coin; Silver; silver issue; size: 18.2 mm.; weight: 2.929 gm. Obverse: head of Geta facing right, laureate, (wears paludamentum and cuirass); inscription:- ΓΕΤΑCKAIΛCCEΠΤΙ. Reverse: Mount Argaeus; on summit, star; in exergue: ETIΓ. Inscription:- MHTPOKAICAPINEΩ.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-7471, described as Coin; Silver; silver issue; size: 18.2 mm.; weight: 2.929 gm. Obverse: head of Geta facing right, laureate, (wears paludamentum and cuirass); inscription:- ΓΕΤΑCKAIΛCCEΠΤΙ. Reverse: Mount Argaeus; on summit, star; in exergue: ETIΓ. Inscription:- MHTPOKAICAPINEΩ.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-7471, described as Coin; Silver; silver issue; size: 18.2 mm.; weight: 2.929 gm. Obverse: head of Geta facing right, laureate, (wears paludamentum and cuirass); inscription:- ΓΕΤΑCKAIΛCCEΠΤΙ. Reverse: Mount Argaeus; on summit, star; in exergue: ETIΓ. Inscription:- MHTPOKAICAPINEΩ.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-7471, described as Coin; Silver; silver issue; size: 18.2 mm.; weight: 2.929 gm. Obverse: head of Geta facing right, laureate, (wears paludamentum and cuirass); inscription:- ΓΕΤΑCKAIΛCCEΠΤΙ. Reverse: Mount Argaeus; on summit, star; in exergue: ETIΓ. Inscription:- MHTPOKAICAPINEΩ.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-7471, described as Coin; Silver; silver issue; size: 18.2 mm.; weight: 2.929 gm. Obverse: head of Geta facing right, laureate, (wears paludamentum and cuirass); inscription:- ΓΕΤΑCKAIΛCCEΠΤΙ. Reverse: Mount Argaeus; on summit, star; in exergue: ETIΓ. Inscription:- MHTPOKAICAPINEΩ.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-7471, described as Coin; Silver; silver issue; size: 18.2 mm.; weight: 2.929 gm. Obverse: head of Geta facing right, laureate, (wears paludamentum and cuirass); inscription:- ΓΕΤΑCKAIΛCCEΠΤΙ. Reverse: Mount Argaeus; on summit, star; in exergue: ETIΓ. Inscription:- MHTPOKAICAPINEΩ.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar, accession number 8-7471, described as Coin; Silver; silver issue; size: 18.2 mm.; weight: 2.929 gm. Obverse: head of Geta facing right, laureate, (wears paludamentum and cuirass); inscription:- ΓΕΤΑCKAIΛCCEΠΤΙ. Reverse: Mount Argaeus; on summit, star; in exergue: ETIΓ. Inscription:- MHTPOKAICAPINEΩ.

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