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RIC IV Geta 168A

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 211

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

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. Reverse legend: FORT RED TR P III COS II P P S C.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
1
Photograph views
5
Catalogue references
1

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Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Sestertius

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Issuing authority
Geta

Design

Obverse type
Head of Geta, laureate, bearded, right
Reverse type
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
Reverse legend
FORT RED TR P III COS II P P S C

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match. 1 near-identical catalogue variant is consolidated into this entry.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ge.168A
Catalogue reference
RIC IV Geta 168A
Type corpus identifier
ric.4.ge.168A
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC IV Geta 168B

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

Research required

  • Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
  • Diameter and die axis not transcribed
  • Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
  • No rights-cleared photograph identified yet
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