Denarius - Geta TR P III COS II P P, Janus

€271,725.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year211
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight3 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.1#79, OCRE#ric.4.ge.79
Obverse descriptionHead of Geta, laureate, bearded, 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 descriptionJanus, two-headed, standing front, looking left and right, naked to waist, drapery over left arm, holding sceptre (or spear) in right hand and thunderbolt 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.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (211)  - -
Catalog ID7350535230
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