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Roman Empire. Geta. Quadrans (?) 200-203 (?), Æ 3.68g.

Currency:CHF Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Ancient Start Price:2,400.00 CHF Estimated At:3,000.00 CHF
Roman Empire. Geta. Quadrans (?) 200-203 (?), Æ 3.68g.
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The Roman Empire. Geta caesar, 198–209. Quadrans (?), Laodicea 200-203 (?), Æ 3.68g. P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES Draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. MARTI–VICTORI S–C Mars, helmeted and naked but for cloak, advancing r., holding spear and trophy. C –. BMC –. RIC –. An apparently unique and unpublished denomination for Severan’s period. Green patina and about very fine. The closest parallel for this enigmatic piece is an emission of aurei and denarii issued at the mint of Laodicea c.A.D. 200- 203 (RIC IV 103). It is identical in every respect to these well-recorded coins except for the inclusion of SC in the reverse field and the use of bronze for the planchet. The question remains: is it an ancient 'limes denarius' on which the maker added the SC for some unknown reason, or is it a wholly unexpected, yet official, branch-mint quadrans?