RIC IV Geta 170

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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 170. Obverse: Head of Geta, laureate, right. Reverse: Caracalla and Geta, standing right and left facing each other, sacrificing with paterae in right hands over altar; in background, flute player. 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: Head of Geta, laureate, right
Reverse type: Caracalla and Geta, standing right and left facing each other, sacrificing with paterae in right hands over altar; in background, flute player
Obverse legend: IMP CAES P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG
Reverse legend: PONTIF TR P III COS II P P S C

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ge.170
Catalogue reference: RIC IV Geta 170
Type corpus identifier: ric.4.ge.170

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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