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Coin of Patras with bust of Geta
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 198–209
Mint: Achaea: Peloponnese, Patras
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 9.97 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.430
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Geta in chlamys to right.
PVSEPTIMIVS GE[TA CAESAR]
Reverse: View of the port with temple, colonnade, mole and two ships in harbor;
Lysippic Poseidon in temple-front, below pediment.
In exergue: COLAA PATR
PVSEPTIMIVS GE[TA CAESAR]
Reverse: View of the port with temple, colonnade, mole and two ships in harbor;
Lysippic Poseidon in temple-front, below pediment.
In exergue: COLAA PATR
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; May 9, 1962: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. for $ 1,221.00 (this is the total cost for 62.364–62.462)