Geta AD 198-209
AE 28, 12.58g
struck under strategos Julius Glycon being archon the second time
obv. P CEPTIMIOC - GETAC KAIC
bust, draped and cuirassed, bare head, r.
rev. CTR GLVKWNOC B GERMHNWN
Apollo Citharoedus, nude, stg. r., legs crossed, holding r. hand above head, resting with l. hand on kithara, set on column; left behind a tree with snake coiling around.
SNG France 991; SNG von Aulock 1115 (same dies); Sear GICV 2851
Rare, about VF
ex CNG auction 134, lot 134 ($143.-) 
A nice elegant depiction of Apollo with remarkable long legs. Looks a bit manieristic! There is a statue of Skopas showing Apollo with hand above head and playing lyra with the other.


Contributed by Hans-Joachim Hoeft, December, 2006.