Denarius - Geta PONTIF TR P II COS; Felicitas

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Geta (Publius Septimius Geta) (209-211)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	210
Value	1 Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.1 g
Diameter	19 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 271709
References	RIC IV.1# 69A (denarius) 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.69A_denarius Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Head of Geta, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP CAES P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG

Translation:
Imperator, Caesar, Publius Septimius Geta Pius Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Publius Septimius Geta, the pious, emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering: PONTIF TR P II COS

Translation:
Pontifex [Maximus], Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul.
[High] priest, holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 2.65–3.36 g;
Diameter varies: 18.5–20 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
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