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PISIDIA, Ariassus. Geta, 198-209 AD. AE.
Obv: ΠOΠ ΓETAN KA.
Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Geta, r.
Rev: APIACCЄΩ[N].
Zeus-Sarapis seated, l.; at feet, Cerberus.
Unpublished in the standard references.
In Ariassus, a small city of Pisidia, the cult of Sarapis with Egyptian connection is known only from the coins of Caracalla (VA Pis, I, no. 453–458). This new type of Geta coins reveals the importance of the cult in the city.
Described by Pactolus Numismatic Academy (PNA).
Condition: Near Very Fine.
Weight: 3.66 g.
Diameter: 19.60 mm.
Obv: ΠOΠ ΓETAN KA.
Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Geta, r.
Rev: APIACCЄΩ[N].
Zeus-Sarapis seated, l.; at feet, Cerberus.
Unpublished in the standard references.
In Ariassus, a small city of Pisidia, the cult of Sarapis with Egyptian connection is known only from the coins of Caracalla (VA Pis, I, no. 453–458). This new type of Geta coins reveals the importance of the cult in the city.
Described by Pactolus Numismatic Academy (PNA).
Condition: Near Very Fine.
Weight: 3.66 g.
Diameter: 19.60 mm.