Geta, 209-211. Denarius (Silver, 20.5 mm, 2.87 g, 7 h), Rome, 211. P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT Laureate and bearded head of Geta to right, with features that are very close to his father Septimius Severus. Rev. LIBERALITAS AVG V Liberalitas standing facing, her head turned to left, holding abacus in her right hand and cornucopia in her left. BMC 65. Cohen 68. Pangerl, Portraits, 355 (this obverse die). RIC 88. A most interesting denarius depicting Geta heavily bearded in a way that reminisces his father, Septimius Severus. Very rare with those features and historically important. Good very fine.
For a man of the age of 22 that Geta was when this coin was minted, shortly before he was murdered in 211 AD the long "Septimius Severus" beard is rather strange. After Septimius died, a drastically change on the portrait types of Geta has been noted. He is shown bearded, sometimes particularly heavily as in the present example, trying to imitate his fathers look and thus promoting his image as a rightful heir against his older brother. Caracalla had, unfortunately for him, different plans.