Sestertius - Geta and Caracalla PONTIF TR P III COS II P P S C

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year211
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight24.8 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.1#170, OCRE#ric.4.ge.170
Obverse descriptionHead of Geta, laureate, 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, sacrificing with paterae in right hands over altar; in background, flute player.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPONTIF TR P III COS II P P S C
(Translation: Pontifex [Maximus], Tribunicia Potestate Tertia, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. [High] priest, holder of tribunician power for the third time, consul for the second time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (211)  - -
Catalog ID5625902580
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