Denarius - Geta TR P III COS II P P, Providentia and Aeternitas

€271,728.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year211
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight3.1 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.1#81, OCRE#ric.4.ge.81
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 descriptionProvidentia (or Aeternitas?), draped, standing front, head left, raising lighted torch (sometimes branch) in right hand and holding globe 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 ID8814874670
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