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A bronze coin of the emperor Geta from Hadrianopolis with a reverse showing Cybele on a lion. Coin Type: Silver denarius of Geta, Caesar 198-209 CE, Augustus 209-211 CE
Mint and Date: Hadrianopolis, 198-209 CE.
Size and Weight: 26mm x 27mm, 11.43g
Obverse: Laureate and draped bust right.
(AYT K Π C)EΠTIMIOC ΓETAC
Reverse: Cybele, turreted, riding sidesaddle facing, head right, on a lion right; right elbow resting on a tympanum.
AΔPIANOΠO
Exergue: ΛITΩN
Provenance: clairecoins (eBay), February 2008
Ref: Moushmov 2666
BW Ref: 021 037 126
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