Pontos, Neocaesarea, Geta
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Description
Pontos, Neocaesarea, Geta as Caesar (198 – 209 AD). Dated CY 146 (209/210 AD). Bare head right / ΚΟΙΝ ΠΟ ΝΕΟΚΑΙΧ ΜΗΤΡΟ; tetrastyle temple with statue in the middle, ET PMR in ex.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE28 |
| Weight [g]: | 15,22 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | BMC 11; RecGen 32; SNG von Aulock 102-103 var. (spacing of ethnic etc.); SNG Cop 216 |
| Commentary: | sandy surfaces with underlying brown patina, good portrait |
Historical Context
The city was known as Kabira, Diospolis, Sebaste and was named Neocaesarea probably during the reign of Tiberius.
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