Denarius - Geta FELICITAS AVGG; Felicitas

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Geta (Publius Septimius Geta) (209-211)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	200-202
Value	1 Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.2 g
Diameter	19 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 271605
References	RIC IV.1# 8 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1936. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 4.1. Pertinax – Geta and Caracalla (AD 193–217). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.4.ge.8 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering: P SEPT GETA CAES PONT

Translation:
Publius Septimius Geta, Caesar, Pontifex [Maximus].
Publius Septimius Geta, Caesar, [high] priest.

Reverse

Felicitas, draped, standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: FELICITAS AVGG

Translation:
Felicitas Augustorum.
Good fortune of the emperors (Augusti).

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 2.667–3.54 g;
Diameter varies: 18–20 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (200-202)

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