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Geta Securitas Coin Type: Silver denarius of Geta, Caesar 198-209 CE, Augustus 209-211 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, 199-204 CE.
Size and Weight: 18mm x 19mm, 2.7g
Obverse: Bare-headed, draped bust right, seen from behind.
P SEPT GETA CAES PONT
Reverse: Securitas, draped, seated left on throne, holding globe on right hand, left arm resting on side of throne.
SECVRIT IMPERII
Provenance: Rutten & Wieland (Vcoins), June 2006
Ref: RCV (2002) 7200, RIC IV 20; BMCRE V p199, 240
BW Ref: 011 024 079
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Note: This coin has a core (here) which is wholly or largely base metal. Although it appears to have been painted with a silvery coating, I have been assured that this is not the case; this appearance results from leaching and corrosion.
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