Roman provincial from Aspendos Pamphylia

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I know it’s a coin of Geta from Aspendos. I can’t find any other example of this coin. Any help would be appreciated! Weight is 10.5 grams. Diameter is about 26 mm.

The emperor looks to be Geta, I can read a partial lettering at the obverse, ϹΕΠ ΓΕΤΑϹ ΚΑΙϹ.

The reverse looks to be from Aspendos indeed, there's a partial of ΑϹΠΕΝΔΙΩΝ readable.

 

 

But that's all for now. Searched at RPC and got no matches.

This is my search for Aspendos and wrestlers, yours is not there: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/browse?volume_id=&number=&city_id=34&region_id=&province_id=&subprovince_id=&issue_id=&reign_id=&obverse_inscription_simplified=&reverse_inscription_simplified=&obverse_design=&reverse_design=wrestlers&metal_id=&weight_min=&weight_max=&diameter_min=&diameter_max=&format=

 

Searching for Geta without limiting the city, limiting only size and weight, got no matches: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/browse?person_id%5B0%5D=23&weight_min=9&weight_max=11&diameter_min=24&diameter_max=28&page=1

 

Acsearch also got no matches as well: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=geta+aspendos&category=1-2&lot=&date_from=&date_to=&thesaurus=1&images=1&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&currency=usd&order=0

So it’s either not Geta, or extremely rare? I appreciate your attempts to figure it out. thank you!

SmallTownCoins

So it’s either not Geta, or extremely rare?

I'm leaning towards #2. Not THAT rare, just unpublished/undocumented, since it appears to not be on RPC.

I can discard #1 since you can see ΓΕΤΑ at the 1st photo between 11h and 12h.

 

I think it's time to other experts to come in.

 

 

 

Either way, it will need to be added here. Not only this one, but all the Aspendos coins I saw during the search. The city of Aspendos as issuer under roman provinces is very empty, only one coin there: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/aspendus_roman_province-1.html

I would definitely like to get more opinions on the coin. Thanks again for your help!

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