Geta caesar, 198 – 209. Sestertius 210, Æ 28.12 g. IMP CAES P SEPT – GETA PIVS AVG Laureate head r., wearing slight drapery on l. shoulder. Rev. PONTIF TR P II COS II Septimius Severus, with Caracalla and Geta standing r. on platform; in r. field, officer and two soldiers standing l.; soldiers carry standard and shield and spear, respectively; between them, horse, behind, legionary eagle. C 147 var. (no drapery). BMC 220. RIC 159b.
Very rare. A gentle portrait and a very interesting reverse type, brown
patina with some minor areas of corrosion on reverse,
otherwise about extremely fine / good very fine

Ex Glendining 16 November 1950, Platt Hall, 1749 and Glendining-Seaby 11 December 1974, 253 sales. From the George C. Hopkins collection.