Geta (209-211 AD) ~ AR Denarius ~ NGC Extra Fine, Fine Style

NGC CERT #: 2401946-059

NGC DESCRIPTION: Geta, AD 209-211, ROMAN EMPIRE, AR Denarius (3.26g), issued as Caesar

NGC GRADE: Extra Fine, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5 with Fine Style

ABOUT THE COIN:
Denarius were the standard Roman silver coin from its introduction in the Second Punic War c. 211 BC to the reign of Gordian III (AD 238–244), when it was gradually replaced by the antoninianus. It continued to be minted in very small quantities, likely for ceremonial purposes, until and through the Tetrarchy (293–313).

Publius Septimius Geta 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.

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