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Geta Fortuna Coin Type: Silvered base metal denarius of Geta, Caesar 198-209 CE, Augustus 209-211 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, 211 CE .
Size and Weight: 18mm x 20mm, 1.6g
Obverse: Laureate head right, seen from behind.
P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT
Reverse: Fortuna, draped, reclining left on ground, resting right arm, right elbow bent, on wheel and holding cornucopia in left hand.
FORT RED TR P III
Exergue: COS II P P
Provenance: Incitatus Coins (Vcoins), September 2006
Ref: RCV (2002) —; RIC IV 77; BMCRE V p421, 8
BW Ref: 012 025 087
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Note: This coin is light-weight, has a rough surface, and a darker and porous appearance at its edge. It is likely that it has lost some material from its interior over the centuries.
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