Sestertius - Geta TR P III COS II P P S C, Felicitas and Italia

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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
Weight24.3 g
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Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.1#171B, OCRE#ric.4.ge.171B
Obverse descriptionBust of Geta, laureate, with drapery on left shoulder, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringP SEPTIMIVS GETA PIVS AVG BRIT
(Translation: Publius Septimius Geta Pius Augustus Britannicus. Publius Septimius Geta, the pious emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Britons.)
Reverse descriptionWoman, seated left, holding sceptre in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; on ground, left, figure seated left, on ground right, in front of chair, river-god reclining right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR P III COS II P P S C
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Tertia, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae, Senatus Consultum. 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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Mint
MintageND (211)  - -
Catalog ID7677283070
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