198 AD - 212 AD

Dium   Decapolis-Arabia   Geta
Δίον   Δεκάπολις-Αραβία   Γέτας


 AE 25
SHH 3081

3081 Dium Decapolis-Arabia Geta AE

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10.88 g   23.2-26.5 mm   2.6 eqmm   12:00 o'clock   VF   centering - / -
ρ = 8.98 g/cm^3   σmax(SigmaTest, 240 Hz) = obv. 6.6, rev. 6.8 MS/m
Draped and cuirassed bust of Geta right; Π CΕ[Π] / ΓΕΤΑC clockwise around;
border of dots.
War-god (Hadad) standing facing, wearing modius (κάλαθος) and cuirass;
right hand resting on sceptre surmounted by eagle;
left hand holding Victoria (Νίκη) holding wreath; recumbent bulls either side of his feet;
to left downward ΔΕΙΗ, in exergue ΝωΝ; to right downward ΟC (year 270 = 207/208 AD);
border of dots.
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ANS VI 1281/1282; BMC Arabia 3/4; Copenhagen VII ---; Lindgren II 2202;
Sear Greek Imperial 2905; Spijkerman 7.2
21.6.2008

Münzsammlung des Archäologischen Museums der Universität Münster, 26.1.2018