A beautiful rare original Roman silver denarius coin. 1800 years old. Shows very fine detail. Imagine all the places this has been to and who has held it. A real piece of history. It measures 18mm diameter and 2.2gms weight. From a London Gentleman's collection.
Geta AR Denarius. Rome Mint 199 AD. Obverse: P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, boy's bare-headed and draped bust right. Reverse: NOBILITAS, Nobilitas standing right, scepter in left, palladium in right.
Publius Septimius Geta (/ˈɡɛtə/; 7 March 189 – 19/26 December 211) was Roman emperor with his father Septimius Severus and older brother Caracalla from 209, when he was named Augustus like his brother, who had held the title from 198. Severus died in 211, and although he intended for his sons to rule together, they proved incapable of sharing power, culminating with the murder of Geta in December of that year.