Roman Imperial coin – HCR114158

Obverse

Inscription:

P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES

Design:

Bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, right

Reverse

Inscription:

SAECVLARIA SACRA S C

Design:

Caracalla and Geta, veiled, standing right and left facing each other, sacrificing over altar in front of distyle temple; in centre back-ground, Concordia(?) veiled facing; to left, flute player, facing right; to right, lyre player facing left; on left, Tiber reclinging right, leaning on urn and holding reed in left hand

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Severan

Reign

Septimius Severus

Person

Geta, emperor, AD 209 – 211 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Rome

Denomination

Sestertius

Material

orichalcum

Technique

struck

Dating

AD 204 (according to BMCRE)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

32.4

Axis

Diameter (mm)

35.3

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition collection reference

Rom. Imp. AE I 448

Acquisition date

1834

Source

Francis Douce

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by Francis Douce, 1834.

Reference

RIC IV.1 : 138

Reference

BMCRE : p.339, no.†

Note:

For specific dating see p.clxxi

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ge.138

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