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Geta Ӕ30 of Anchialus, Thrace. AD 209-212. Commemorating the Severan Nymphian games. AV K Π CEΠ ΓETAC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / OVΛΠIANΩN AΓXIAΛEΩN, agonistic table inscribed CEBHP NVMΦI in two lines; on which is a prize urn containing a palm, Δ in left field. Varbanov 478. 14.75g, 30mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Extremely Rare.
The reverse of this coin commemorates the celebration of the Severan Nymphian Games at Anchialus. Local nymphs had been honoured at Anchialus before with games that, unusually, allowed women to compete as well as men. The games were given the epithet 'Severan' in praise of the emperor's victory over Pescennius Niger in 194.
The Severan Nymphian Games
Very Fine. Extremely Rare.
The reverse of this coin commemorates the celebration of the Severan Nymphian Games at Anchialus. Local nymphs had been honoured at Anchialus before with games that, unusually, allowed women to compete as well as men. The games were given the epithet 'Severan' in praise of the emperor's victory over Pescennius Niger in 194.
The Severan Nymphian Games