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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC IV Elagabalus 323
RIC IV Elagabalus 323. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Elagabalus, sometimes horned, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing left, sacrificing out of…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Elagabalus 324
RIC IV Elagabalus 324. Denomination: Dupondius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Elagabalus, horned, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in ri…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Elagabalus 334
RIC IV Elagabalus 334. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Elagabalus, horned, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in…
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Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
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RIC IV Elagabalus 335
RIC IV Elagabalus 335. Denomination: Dupondius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Elagabalus, radiate, draped, right, with the legend IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over light…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Elagabalus 336
RIC IV Elagabalus 336. Denomination: As. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Elagabalus, horned, laureate, draped, right, with the legend IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lig…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Elagabalus 350
RIC IV Elagabalus 350. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Elagabalus, usually horned, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing right, sacrificing out of p…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC IV Elagabalus 369
RIC IV Elagabalus 369. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Elagabalus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right ha…
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American Numismatic Society
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RIC IV Elagabalus 390
RIC IV Elagabalus 390. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Aquilia Severa, diademed, hair waved and fastened in plait, draped, right, with the legend IVLIA AQVILIA SEVERA AVG. The reverse shows concordia, draped, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right han…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Elagabalus 399
RIC IV Elagabalus 399. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Annia Faustina, diademed, hair drawn back, draped, right, with the legend ANNIA FAVSTINA AVG. The reverse shows elagabalus, togate, and Annia Faustina, draped, standing right and left, facing each other, cla…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Elagabalus 400
RIC IV Elagabalus 400. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Julia Soaemias, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right, with the legend IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVGVSTA. The reverse shows cybele, towered, draped, seated left in a throne between two lions, holding…
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Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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RIC IV Elagabalus 420
RIC IV Elagabalus 420. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Julia Maesa, diademed, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right, with the legend IVLIA MAESA AVGVSTA. The reverse shows pudicitia, draped, seated left, drawing veil over face with right hand a…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Elagabalus 49
RIC IV Elagabalus 49. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Elagabalus, horned, laureate, draped, right, with the legend IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lighted a…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Elagabalus 87
RIC IV Elagabalus 87. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Elagabalus, horned, laureate, draped, right, with the legend IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over tripod, h…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Geta 1 (denarius)
RIC IV Geta 1 (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend L SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES. The reverse shows felicitas, draped, standing right, holding long caduceus in left hand and clasping right hands with Ge…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Geta 103 (denarius)
RIC IV Geta 103 (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Laodicea ad Mare. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES. The reverse shows mars, helmeted, cloaked, advancing right, holding spear in right hand and trophy in left…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Geta 104
RIC IV Geta 104. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Laodicea ad Mare. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES. The reverse shows minerva, helmeted, draped, advancing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and spear in left…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Geta 105B
RIC IV Geta 105B. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Laodicea ad Mare. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, left, with the legend P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES. The reverse shows minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, leaning on shield, holding spear in right hand, with the…
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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RIC IV Geta 115
RIC IV Geta 115. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend P SEPT GETA CAES PONT. The reverse shows caracalla and Geta, standing right and left facing each other, supporting globe; the one on left i…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Geta 134b
RIC IV Geta 134b. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped on left shoulder, right, with the legend P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES. The reverse shows caracalla and Geta, veiled, standing right and left facing each other, sacrificing over alt…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Geta 13a (denarius)
RIC IV Geta 13a (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed (?), right, with the legend P SEPT GETA CAES PONT. The reverse shows nobilitas, draped, standing right, holding sceptre in right hand and palladium in ext…
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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RIC IV Geta 155A
RIC IV Geta 155A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Geta, laureate, with drapery on left shoulder, right, with the legend IMP CAES P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG. The reverse shows caracalla and Geta, standing right and left facing each other, holding spears in…
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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RIC IV Geta 156A
RIC IV Geta 156A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Geta, laureate, with drapery on left shoulder, right, with the legend IMP CAES P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG. The reverse shows caracalla and Geta, veiled, togate, standing right and left facing each other, s…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Geta 157B
RIC IV Geta 157B. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Geta, laureate, with drapery on left shoulder, right, with the legend IMP CAES P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG. The reverse shows caracalla and Geta, triumph group, in military attire, standing left, each exten…
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Institute of Ancient History and Classical Antiquities, University of Graz; GAMS Numis collection. Individual photographer not stated.
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RIC IV Geta 15A
RIC IV Geta 15A. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend P SEPT GETA CAES PONT. The reverse shows geta, in military attire, standing left, holding branch in right hand and spear in left hand, with the legend P…
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
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RIC IV Geta 168A
AD 211
Sestertius in bronze struck at Rome under Geta, AD 211, catalogued as RIC IV Geta 168A. Obverse: Head of Geta, laureate, bearded, right. Reverse: Fortuna, draped, seated left, holding rudder set on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; below seat, wheel. Obverse legend: P SEPTIMIVS GETA PIVS AVG BRIT. Re…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Geta 16A
RIC IV Geta 16A. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend P SEPT GETA CAES PONT. The reverse shows geta, in military attire, standing left, holding branch in right hand and spear in left hand; behind,…
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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RIC IV Geta 171B
RIC IV Geta 171B. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Geta. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Geta, laureate, with drapery on left shoulder, right, with the legend P SEPTIMIVS GETA PIVS AVG BRIT. The reverse shows woman, seated left, holding sceptre in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; on ground, left, f…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Geta 177A
RIC IV Geta 177A. Denomination: As. Authority: Geta. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Geta, laureate, right, with the legend P SEPTIMIVS GETA PIVS AVG BRIT. The reverse shows woman, standing right, holding sceptre in right hand and drawing out drapery from breast with left hand; to right, two small figures lift…
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Institute of Ancient History and Classical Antiquities, University of Graz; GAMS Numis collection. Individual photographer not stated.
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RIC IV Geta 18
RIC IV Geta 18. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend P SEPT GETA CAES PONT. The reverse shows geta, in military attire, standing left, holding branch in right hand and spear in left hand; behind, trophy, wi…
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American Numismatic Society
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RIC IV Geta 184
RIC IV Geta 184. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Geta, laureate, right, with the legend P SEPTIMIVS GETA PIVS AVG BRIT. The reverse shows caracalla and Geta, standing right and left facing each other, holding spears in left hands and clasping right…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Geta 2 (denarius)
RIC IV Geta 2 (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend L SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES. The reverse shows felicitas, draped, standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, with th…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Geta 20A (denarius)
RIC IV Geta 20A (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend P SEPT GETA CAES PONT. The reverse shows securitas, draped, seated left, holding globe in right hand, left arm resting on arm of chair, with…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Geta 24 (denarius)
RIC IV Geta 24 (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend P SEPT GETA CAES PONT. The reverse shows geta, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over tripod and holding…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Geta 29
RIC IV Geta 29. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend GETA CAES PONT COS. The reverse shows felicitas, draped, standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, with the legend FELI…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Geta 3 (denarius)
RIC IV Geta 3 (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend L SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES. The reverse shows lituus, knife, jug, simpulum, sprinkler, with the legend SEVERI PII AVG FIL.
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Geta 4 (denarius)
RIC IV Geta 4 (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend L SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES. The reverse shows spes, draped, advancing left, holding flower in extended right hand and raising fold of skirt with lef…
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American Numismatic Society
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RIC IV Geta 59A
RIC IV Geta 59A. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, bearded, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES. The reverse shows genius, naked, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over garlanded and li…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Geta 6 (denarius)
RIC IV Geta 6 (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend P SEPT GETA CAES PONT. The reverse shows castor, naked except for cloak, standing left in front of horse, which he holds by reins in right hand…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Geta 67
RIC IV Geta 67. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Geta, laureate, bearded, right, with the legend IMP CAES P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG. The reverse shows genius, naked, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over garlanded and lighted altar and…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Geta 69A (denarius)
RIC IV Geta 69A (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Geta, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAES P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG. The reverse shows felicitas, draped, standing left, holding long caduceus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, wit…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Geta 79
RIC IV Geta 79. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Geta, laureate, bearded, right, with the legend P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT. The reverse shows janus, two-headed, standing front, looking left and right, naked to waist, drapery over left arm, holding sceptre (or spear) in r…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Geta 87
RIC IV Geta 87. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Geta, laureate, bearded, right, with the legend P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT. The reverse shows caracalla and Geta seated left on platform on right; in front, Liberalitas, draped, standing right, holding abac…
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American Numismatic Society, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Geta 88
RIC IV Geta 88. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Geta, laureate, bearded, right, with the legend P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT. The reverse shows liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, with the legend…
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American Numismatic Society, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Geta 91
RIC IV Geta 91. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Geta, laureate, bearded, right, with the legend P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, advancing right, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm sloped over left shou…
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American Numismatic Society, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Geta 96
RIC IV Geta 96. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Laodicea ad Mare. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend L SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES. The reverse shows spes, draped, advancing left, holding flower in right hand and raising skirt with left hand, with th…
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Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Geta 9A
RIC IV Geta 9A. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend P SEPT GETA CAES PONT. The reverse shows felicitas, draped, standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, with the legend F…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Gordian I 1
AD 238
Denarius in silver struck at Rome under Gordian I, AD 238, catalogued as RIC IV Gordian I 1. Obverse: Bust of Gordian I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Gordian I, togate, standing left, holding branch in extended right hand and holding parazonium in left hand. Obverse legend: IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AV…
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
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RIC IV Gordian I 11
AD 238
Sestertius in bronze struck at Rome under Gordian I, AD 238, catalogued as RIC IV Gordian I 11. Obverse: Bust of Gordian I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Securitas, draped, seated left, holding short sceptre in right hand. Obverse legend: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG. Reverse legend: SECVRITAS AVG…
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