By the way there is a very rare sestertius of Geta on German ebay, but it looks a bit....- anyone else see this and the others being sold?
I always assumed that since the soldiers were paid in silver and gold, Septimius could care less about the bronze, the coin of the provincial hoi...
I have read that in the 19th century collectors were much more interested in rarity (as opposed to condition) than today - it could be that most...
This really is a beautiful reverse- I THINK a similar type is illustrated in the Sayles book on provincial coins - a wonderful series, by the way....
Beautiful coin! And RARE!
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