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

€271,880.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year211
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight26.6 g
Dimensions32.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.1#171A, OCRE#ric.4.ge.171A
Obverse descriptionHead of Geta, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringP SEPTIMIVS GETA PIVS AVG BRIT
(Translation: 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: Holder of tribunician power for the third time, consul for the second time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (211)  - -
Catalog ID8962420370
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