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Geta, obverse
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Geta

Younger son of Septimius Severus, Geta was raised to the throne alongside his brother Caracalla. The two hated each other; at their father's death in 211 the empire fell to them jointly, and the arrangement did not last a year. Caracalla had him murdered in their mother's arms, then erased his name and face from the monuments. His coins survived the damnatio memoriae.

Silver, denarius

Geta

Silver denarius, Geta as Caesar

ObverseP SEPT GETA CAES PONTBare-headed and draped bust of Geta right.
ReverseNOBILITASNobilitas standing right, holding a sceptre and a palladium.
Weight
2.96 g
Diameter
19 mm
Thickness
–
Die axis
–
Mint
–
Struck
200-202
Reference
RIC IV 13a
Grade
Good VF / VF
Condition

Small cracks at the edge.

Provenance

European numismatic trade, 2026.

€80

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