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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 8033013, member: 96898&quot;]I see nothing alarming about your Geta but I&#039;m not an expert. As [USER=31620]@maridvnvm[/USER] said, it is from the eastern mint previously known as Laodicea and thus has a very different style than you see on coins from the Rome mint. Compare my examples below. </p><p><br /></p><p>Why did the &quot;experienced collector&quot; think it a forgery? Did he/she see it in hand?</p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1391557[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Geta, Roman Empire, denarius, 200–202 AD, Rome mint. Obv: P SEPT GETA CAES PONT; bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, r. Rev: PRINCIPI IVVENTUTIS; Geta, holding baton and sceptre, standing l. next to trophy r. 18mm, 3.40g. Ref: RIC IV Geta 18.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1391558[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Geta, Roman Empire, AR denarius, 198–200 AD, “Laodicea” mint. Obv: L SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES; bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, r. Rev: SPEI PERPETVAE; Spes, draped, advancing l., holding flower in r. hand and raising skirt with l. hand. 20mm, 3.19g. RIC IV Geta 96. Ex Pecunem 10, lot 576.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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