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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.272
People
Geta, Roman (r. 209 - 212 CE)
Septimius Severus, Roman (r. 193 - 211 CE)
Caracalla, Roman (r. 188 - 217 CE)
Title
Denarius of Geta
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
202 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Laodikeia ad Mare (Syria)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/185541

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.92 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES
  • Reverse Inscription: SEVERI PII AVG FIL

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC IV(A), 107, p. 329

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.115.272
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: P SEPTIMIUS GETA CAES, bust of Geta, head bare, r.
Reverse: SEVERI PII AUG FIL, priestly emblems: lituus, axe, jug, simpulum, and sprinkler.

Verification Level

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