Sestertius - Geta TR P IIII COS II P P S C

€271,893.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year212
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#179, OCRE#ric.4.ge.179
Obverse descriptionHead of Geta, laureate, 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 descriptionElephant, advancing right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR P IIII COS II P P S C
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Quarta, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae, Senatus Consultum. Holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, consul for the second time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (212)  - -
Catalog ID1308609740
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