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ROMAN EMPIRE

GETA
as Caesar

Silver Denarius. 19mm, 2.89gm.
Scarce Eastern Mint, Laodicea ad Mare mint, Struck 202-203 AD.

Obverse: P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES (Publius Septimius Geta, Caesar) Bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta to right.
Reverse: MARTI VICTORI (To Mars, the victorious in Latin) Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak tied round waist, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left hand.

Ref. Cohen 76a. RIC 103.
Choice Very Fine, well-centered, attractive portrait of the c. 13 year old boy as Caesar under Septimius Severus, his father. Scarce Eastern mint.
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When Septimius Severus died Feb 4, 211 he left his empire to his two sons, Geta & Caracalla & both were acknowledged by the Senate & the army as the joint emperors of the Roman Empire. Despite being joint rulers Geta was always in a secondary place to the older brother. The brothers planned a division of the empire, which was then distasteful to all Romans & was only prevented by the pleas of their mother, Julia Domna.

Caracalla & Geta were completely different in temperament. Caracalla was cruel & extremely ambitious--Geta had a more gentle personality. By the end of the 1st year of joint rule the situation was unbearable. Caracalla organized the murder of Geta during the festival of Saturnalia. Geta was murdered by centurions on December 26, 211. Geta died in his mother's arms. He was only 22 years old.

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