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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Salaethus, post: 4002639, member: 109856&quot;]This wonderful sestertius arrived in my mailbox today. What can I say besides I am enamored with this coin! It offers a lovely portrait of Geta and a rare and interesting reverse type.[ATTACH=full]1053772[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Geta Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 210. IMP CAES P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG, laureate head right, slight drapery on far shoulder / [PONTI]F TR P II COS II, Septimius Severus, Caracalla and Geta standing facing right on platform, left, haranguing officer and two soldiers left, soldiers carry standard and shield and spear and shield between them, horse and legionary eagle behind. RIC 159b. 23.26g, 33mm, 11h.</p><p><br /></p><p>This reverse type refers to Roman successes in the military campaigns in northern Britain beyond the provincial frontier. I love that the tiny detail of Septimius&#039; pointy beard is still preserved. Its deep green patina is much darker in hand than in the photo, I can tell this will be a difficult one to photograph well. This is probably my new favorite coin! Post your coins of Geta or any member of the Severan family, as well as any adlocutio types you might own.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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