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Object Type
Museum number: 1937,1107.92
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Bust of Geta, bare-headed and draped, right. (obverse); Felicitas standing right, holding long caduceus in left hand and clasping right hands with Geta, togate, standing left, holding cornucopia in left hand. (reverse)
State
Authority: Ruler: Septimius Severus; Ruler: Caracalla
Cultures/periods
Production date: 198-200
Production place: Minted in: Antiochia ad Orontem (formerly attributed to Laodicea ad Mare)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Rochester Road (Bristol hoard)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 2.825 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE5 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.V: Pertinax to Elagabalus (687, p.290); RIC4 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 4: Pertinax - Uranius Antonius (94, p.328) (type); Robertson 2000 / An Inventory of Romano-British Coin Hoards (385)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; allegory/personification
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Geta; Named in inscription & portrayed: Felicitas
Acquisition name: Treasure Trove: HM Treasury; From: R Ashmead
Acquisition date: 1937
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1937,1107.92
C&M catalogue number: RE5 (290) (687)

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