Roman Imperial coin – HCR63974

Obverse

Inscription:

P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES

Design:

Bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, right

Reverse

Inscription:

PONTIF COS II

Design:

Geta, draped, in slow triumphal quadriga moving right, extending right hand and holding eagle-tipped sceptre in left hand

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Severan

Reign

Septimius Severus

Person

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

Mint

Rome

Denomination

denarius

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

AD 209

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.24

Axis

Diameter (mm)

19.3

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition collection reference

David Walker Collection

Acquisition date

20/12/1990

Source

D. R. Walker; Glendining, Arnold Sale 206, 1984

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by D. R. Walker, 1990.

Acquisition note

Arnold lot 206

Reference

RIC IV.1 : 63 var.

Note:

Obverse portrait is draped but not cuirassed

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ge.63_denarius

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, CGVolunteer1, mspencer-brown