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RIC 38b of Geta

Geta Denarius. 205 AD. GETA CAES PONT COS, draped bust right / VOTA PVBLICA, Geta standing left, sacrificing out of patera over tripod & holding roll. RSC 230.

Lot No.1828.

$ 45.

Geta was the younger son of Septimius Severus and was Caesar from 198 until 209 AD, then co-augustus with his father and brother Caracalla until Septimius' death in 211 AD. Caracalla was ultimately unwilling to share power, and had Geta and thousands of his followers murdered in 212.