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Hemiassarion - Geta ΑΓΧΙΑΛΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Anchialus (Thracia) |
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| Year | 209-211 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta facing right, rendered in low relief with curly hair. The Greek legend arcs around the bust, reading Π CΕΠΤΙ - ΓΕΤΑC Κ, identifying the emperor as Publius Septimius Geta Caesar. The portrait displays the youthful features characteristic of Geta's coinage, with a slightly fleshy face and short, tightly curled hair. A dotted border frames the design. |
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| Mintage | ND (209-211) |
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Anchialus — modern Pomorie on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast — was a Thracian coastal city whose civic bronze issues proliferated under the Severan dynasty, when imperial co-regencies created demand for matching portrait series across the eastern mints. Geta's issues from this city cluster tightly into the 209–211 window, reflecting his elevation to full Augustus in 209 and ending with his murder by Caracalla in December 211.
AMNG II 256 is among the smaller denominations in the Anchialus civic series, struck for local exchange rather than inter-regional commerce.