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Sestertius - Geta VICT BRIT TR P IIII COS II S C; Victory

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Geta (Publius Septimius Geta) (209-211)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 212
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#
271894
References RIC IV.1# 180
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.180
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Geta, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: P SEPTIMIVS GETA PIVS AVG BRIT

Translation:
Publius Septimius Geta Pius Augustus Britannicus.
Publius Septimius Geta, the pious emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Britons.

Reverse

Victory, winged, draped, seated right on cuirass, inscribing shield balanced on knees; in front and behind, shields and arms.

Script: Latin

Lettering: VICT BRIT TR P IIII COS II S C

Translation:
Victoria Britannis. Tribunicia Potestate Quarta, Consul Secundum. Senatus Consultum.
Victory over the Britons. Holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, consul for the second time. Decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

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