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Author Topic: Provincial Geta w/horse and rider rev id help please  (Read 523 times)

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Provincial Geta w/horse and rider rev id help please
« on: November 20, 2009, 09:30:37 pm »
Evening all. It has been a while since I have had a provincial to post! I missed the frustration! lol Anyway...this guy is my latest source of frustration.

The obverse features a youthful right facing bust of Geta with all I can read of the legend being   :Greek_Gamma:  :Greek_epsilon: T... starting at the 1 oclock (it looks like maybe KAI starting around the 10 oclock as well...but I  can not be sure).

The rev features a right facing horse and rider with the rider possibly holding a trophy (or umbrella? ;) )?

Any help will be great!

Chris

19mm 2.64g

Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto - Missouri 1822

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Re: Provincial Geta w/horse and rider rev id help please
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2009, 11:43:12 am »
Well...I guess I am not alone! I thought this one to be easier than it has proved...*bump* (the only one, I promise)

Chris
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Re: Provincial Geta w/horse and rider rev id help please
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2009, 12:31:36 pm »

The anomalous legend KAI GETAS suggests either Nikopolis ad Istrum or else Serdica, Thrace; the next task is to rummage for small-module Getas-with-horseman from that pair of mints.
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Re: Provincial Geta w/horse and rider rev id help please
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2009, 03:19:06 pm »

Hristova-Jekov, Serdica, shows a Geta obverse much like yours (12.22.48) and a rare (R8) Caracalla reverse which is also much like yours (12.18.34), both coins AE19; seems that you may indeed have a rare one!
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Re: Provincial Geta w/horse and rider rev id help please
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2009, 10:15:13 pm »
Sorry that I had not replied, it has been a busy day (the weather here has been unseasonably nice...therefore my wife set me to work in the yard! gahhh...).

Thanks for your search. That is a better start than had:) If I ever find a certain match I will let you know.

Chris
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