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  [Image]                               Item Sold At Auction #7
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                  Web Product ID: 1448
                  Estimate: $75.00
                  Final Sale Price: $155.10
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                  Denomination: Denarius
                  Grade: VF
                  Reference: RIC IV 92; RSC 219




  Geta. 209-212 AD. AR Denarius (2.82 gm). Struck 210 AD. P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT,
  laureate head right / VICTORIAE BRIT, Victory standing left, holding palm and wreath.
  RIC IV 92; BMCRE 68; Hill 1143; RSC 219. VF. Scarce. Estimate $75.



  This type celebrates the Severan campaign in Britain, 208-211 AD. The original intent
  seems to have been to subdue the whole of Scotland north of Hadrian's Wall and pacify
  the troublesome Picts and Scots, and also to get the princes Caracalla and Geta away
  from Rome, where their sibling rivalry was causing riots. The Roman army did overrun
  the mountainous territory, but had trouble holding it against the guerrilla tactics
  employed by the locals. The stress of the difficult campaign and the inclement
  weather soon took their toll on the aged Severus, and he died in camp on February 11,
  211 AD. His sons "declared victory" and hastened back to Rome, leaving Scotland
  unconquered.


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