Sestertius - Geta and Caracalla PONTIF TR P II COS II S C, Apollo and Hercules

€271,854.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year210
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.1#155B, OCRE#ric.4.ge.155B
Obverse descriptionBust of Geta, laureate, with aegis, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Publius Septimius Geta Pius Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Publius Septimius Geta, the pious, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionCaracalla and Geta, standing right and left facing each other, holding spears in left hand and clasping right hands, one crowned by Apoll (?), the other by Hercules.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPONTIF TR P II COS II S C
(Translation: Pontifex [Maximus], Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul Secundum. Senatus Consultum. [High] priest, holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul for the second time. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (210)  - -
Catalog ID5357271360
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