RIC IV Geta 168B

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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 168B. Obverse: Bust of Geta, laureate, with drapery on left shoulder, right. Reverse: Fortuna, draped, seated left, holding rudder set on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; below seat, wheel. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Sestertius

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Issuing authority
Geta

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Geta, laureate, with drapery on left shoulder, 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

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ge.168B
Catalogue reference
RIC IV Geta 168B
Type corpus identifier
ric.4.ge.168B

Catalogue references

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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