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Coin ID #4575

Sinope (AD 198-209) AE 27 – Geta

Geta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE27 (15.08g), dated CY 252 (207/8 AD). P SEPTI GETAS C, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / CIF SINOP AN N CCLII, Geta on horseback right, holding spear pointed at bound captive seated on ground below. VF, brown surfaces, a little rough. Apparently unpublished. Wagner Coll.

This coin proves that Geta joined his father and elder brother in the rather prolific coinage issues of Sinope’s civic years 252 and 253. The reverse type is something of a mystery. The bound captive is wearing a crested Phrygian style helmet and must represent an eastern foe. Yet Severus’ Persian campaigns had wrapped up around AD 199, and the last coinage issues commemorating the wars appeared around 202-203. There followed several years of relative peace, only broken in 208 by the plans to expand the conquest of Britain. There seems to be no event that can be tied to this militant type.

File information
Filename:1690075.jpg
City/Mint name:Sinope
Rating (6 votes):11111
Keywords:roman / bronze
References:??? RG -; BMC -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Stancomb -; SNG Leypold –
Valuation:CNG Elec. Auc. 169 (7/2007), lot 75 ($731)
Photo courtesy of:Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
Filesize:342 KiB
Date added:Jul 29, 2007
Dimensions:800 x 393 pixels
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