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AugustaTraiana AE29 Moushmov 3096 of Geta

Geta AE29 of Augusta Traiana, Thrace. AVT K P; CEPTIMIOC GETAC, laureate bust right / AVGOVCTEC TPAIANEC, Geta on horseback right, riding down two enemies. SNG Cop 813.

Lot No.1545. VF but could be improved with a little additional cleaning.

$ 145.

Geta was the younger son of Septimius Severus and was Caesar from 198 until 209 AD, then co-augustus with his father and brother Caracalla until Septimius' death in 211 AD. Caracalla was ultimately unwilling to share power, and had Geta and thousands of his followers murdered in 212.