RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 69928)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 69928)
Province Cyprus
Region Cyprus
City Koinon of Cyprus
Reign Septimius Severus
Person (obv.) Geta (Augustus)
Dating AD 209/211
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΑ ϹΕΠΤΙΜΙΟϹ ΓΕΤΑϹ (sic)
Edition Αὐτοκράτορ{α} Σεπτίμιος Γέτας
Translation Emperor Septimius Geta
Obverse design laureate heroic bust of Geta, right, with spear pointing upwards
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΚΥΠΡΙΩΝ
Edition Κοινὸν Κυπρίων
Translation Koinon of the Cypriots
Reverse design temple of Aphrodite at Palaipaphos, in which canonical xoanon with star on either side; crescent and star above roof; candelabrum in side chambers, doves above; paved semicircular walled courtyard
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 16.22 g
Axis 5, 6
Reference Parks 26 corr., Amandry, Festschrift Touratsoglou, p. 363, n° 2 and ill. 2–3, p. 65
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     NY: 1952.122.6 Parks 26.4 and fig. 56, p. 115, Amandry, Festschrift Touratsoglou ill. 2, p. 365
— —     Private Cypriote coll. (ex Naumann 49, 8 Jan. 2017, lot 484)
— —     ✸ R. Hoppensteadt coll. (ex Roma Numismatics EA 12, 1 Nov. 2014, lot 1048)
— —     Savoca 1st Blue, 23 Mar. 2019, lot 927
— —     Sol Numismatik XXXIV, 5 Oct. 2024, lot 236
— —     Vecchi and Sons List 24, Mar. 1980, no. 62 = Amandry, Festschrift Touratsoglou ill. 3, p. 365