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LOT 2898
Geta, as Caesar, AR Denarius. AD 198-209.
Laodicea mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, circa AD 202-203. P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, bareheaded and draped bust to right / MARTI VICTORI, Mars, nude but for cloak flying from his waist, advancing to right, holding spear and trophy over shoulder. RIC IV 103; RSC 76. Near Extremely Fine.(3.37gr, 18mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Property of a gentleman; acquired in the UK before 2000.
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