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Coin of Germe with bust of Geta, struck under Glycon
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 198–209
Mint: Asia: Mysia, Germe
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 30.5 mm. Weight: 13.60 gm. Die Axis: 4
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1339
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped, cuirassed bust of Geta to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Apollo standing, right hand on head, left holding lyre placed on column.
At left, tree entwined by serpent.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Apollo standing, right hand on head, left holding lyre placed on column.
At left, tree entwined by serpent.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1964: Hans von Aulock Collection; purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, September 23, 1964