Sestertius - Geta and Caracalla PONTIF TR P II COS II S C; Apollo and Hercules
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Geta (Publius Septimius Geta) (209-211)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 210 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 271854 |
| References | RIC IV.1# 155B 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.155BOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Geta, laureate, with aegis, 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
Caracalla and Geta, standing right and left facing each other, holding spears in left hand and clasping right hands, one crowned by Apoll (?), the other by Hercules.
Script: Latin
Lettering: PONTIF TR P II COS II S C
Translation:
Pontifex [Maximus], Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul Secundum. Senatus Consultum.
[High] priest, holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul for the second time. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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