Roman Imperial coin – HCR114173

Obverse

Inscription:

[IMP] CAES P SE[PT GETA PIVS AVG]

Design:

Bust of Geta, laureate, with drapery on left shoulder, right

Reverse

Inscription:

PONTIF [T]R P [II COS II] [S C]

Design:

Caracalla and Geta, veiled, togate, standing right and left facing each other, sacrificing out of paterae in right hands over tripod and holding batons in left hands; behind, flute player facing; behind tripod, bull prostrate, left

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 210

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

21.78

Axis

Diameter (mm)

32.7

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

15/6/1956

Source

A. W. Pullan

Acquisition credit

Presented by A. W. Pullan, 1956.

Reference

RIC IV.1 : 156a

Reference

BMCRE : 214

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ge.156A

Contributors to this coin record

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