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Roman Provincial, Geta (Caesar 198-209 AD), AR Denarius

198-209 AD, Rome mint

Roman Provincial, Geta (Caesar 198-209 AD), AR Denarius
Roman Provincial, Geta (Caesar 198-209 AD), AR Denarius
Roman Provincial, Geta (Caesar 198-209 AD), AR Denarius
€ 120.00 VAT margin scheme
Article code:  26-1203
Obverse: P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES. Bareheaded and draped bust right.
Reverse: SEVERI PII AVG FIL. Priestly implements: Lituus, knife, ewer, simpulum and aspergillum.

Diameter: ± 18,2 mm
Weight: ± 3,08 g
Ref: RIC 107.
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Publius Septimius Geta, the ill-fated younger son of Septimius Severus, briefly shared the Roman throne as co-Emperor with his brother Caracalla before being murdered in 211 AD. The rivalry between the two brothers is legendary, even the Imperial Palace itself had to be divided into two separate sections.
After a failed attempt to assassinate Geta during the Saturnalia Festival, Caracalla let their mother, Julia Domna, arrange a reconciliation meeting in her apartments. Deprived of his bodyguards, Geta was then murdered by centurions in the arms of his mother. He was only 22 years old. Despite her grief, Julia Domna was forced to remain at court under Caracalla’s rule.

Geta’s short reign and the subsequent damnatio memoriae led to a thorough erasure of his image from public life. This makes his surviving coins rare and poignant relics of a tragic Dynasty.

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Features and Specifications

Period Ancient, Roman
Category Coins
Material Silver
Country Roman Provincial
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