Aureus - Geta TR P III COS II P P, Britannia

€271,729.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year211
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.1#82, OCRE#ric.4.ge.82
Obverse descriptionBust of Geta, laureate, bearded, with drapery or aegis (?) on left shoulder, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringP SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT
(Translation: Publius Septimius Geta Pius Augustus Britannicus. Publius Septimius Geta, the pious emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Britons.)
Reverse descriptionGeta, in military attire, standing left, right foot set on captive (Britannia?), holding parazonium in right hand and spear in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR P III COS II P P
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Tertia, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. Holder of tribunician power for the third time, consul for the second time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (211)  - -
Catalog ID5366275900
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