Co 239 (Middle Roman assarion of Geta from Psophis) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

209

Not before (date)

198

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

BCDPeloponnesos 1692, p. 399 (but bare head on obverse and slight differences in stance on reverse; “extremely rare“)

Preservation comment

Wear: F/VG. Sparsely chipped edge; coin broken roughly in half; extensive, moderate pitting almost to cratering.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 53, no. 668 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Roman Imperial”)

Axis (1-12)

5

Has denomination

Assarion

Numismatic Authority

Geta (Caesar, 198-209; Coemperor, 209-211)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

21.5

Numismatic Mint

Psophis

Numismatic Weight (g)

4.14

Obverse Description

Laureate, draped, youthful bust of emperor to right

Obverse Description

[ ] ⲤⲈΠΤ[ΙΜΙΟⲤ ΓⲈΤΑ]Ⲥ [Κ]Α[ΙⲤΑΡ]

Reverse Description

Pan standing in counterpoise to right with bearded head turned to right, left arm upraised holding lagobolon and right arm upraised holding [syrinx]

Reverse Inscription

Ψ[ΩΦ-ⲈΙΔΙ]ΩΝ

Belongs to Historical Period

Middle Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Pan (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph