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Tetrassarion - Geta as caesar ΓЄΡMANIKOΠOΛЄΩC / Є-T / CЄI

Issuer Germanicopolis
Year 208-209
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Currency Drachm
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Obverse description Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta as Caesar facing right, seen from behind, with curly hair rendered in fine relief. The pteryges of the cuirass are clearly visible at the shoulder. The encircling Greek legend reads ΠO CЄΠT ΓЄTA K, identifying the subject as Publius Septimius Geta Caesar. A beaded border frames the entire design.
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Reverse description Nike, the goddess of victory, stands facing with head turned to left, rendered in the round provincial style. She holds a long staff or sceptre in her raised right hand and a wreath in her extended left hand. The field is divided by the ethnic legend ΓЄΡMANIKOΠOΛЄΩC arranged around the figure, with the date letters Є-T and the mintmark CЄI placed in the field. A beaded border surrounds the design.
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