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E-Auction 41  29 Sep 2021
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Lot 48

Estimate: 100 USD
Price realized: 100 USD
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Geta. A.D. 209-211. AR denarius. 2.7 gm. 19 mm. Rome mint. Struck A.D. 210-212. His laureate head right; P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT / Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopia; LIBERALITAS AVG V. RIC IV.1 88. RSC 68. Good Very Fine; good portrait; lightly toned; some patina/deposit on reverse; BRIT legend.

Geta accompanied his father Septimius Severus and brother Caracalla on the British expedition, 208-211, and took charge of the civil administration in London during the northern campaigns. (Septimius Severus restored the frontier forts in northern Britain, repaired Hadrian's Wall, and spent 208-211 campaigning in Scotland.)

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