Sestertius - Geta DI PATRII S C, Bacchus, Liber, and Hercules

€271,767.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year200-202
TypeStandard circulation coin
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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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.1#112, OCRE#ric.4.ge.112
Obverse descriptionBust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringP SEPT GETA CAES PONT
(Translation: Publius Septimius Geta, Caesar, Pontifex [Maximus]. Publius Septimius Geta, Caesar, [high] priest.)
Reverse descriptionBacchus, naked, standing right, holding jug in right hand and thyrsus in left hand; at feet, panther; facing him, Hercules, standing left, holding club in right hand and lion-skin over left arm.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDI PATRII S C
(Translation: Dii Patrii. Senatus Consultum. The ancestral gods. Decree of the senate.)
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Mint
MintageND (200-202)  - -
Catalog ID3647282300
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