EGYPT, Alexandria. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.68 g, 12h). Dated RY 9 of Septimius Severus (AD 200/1). Near EF.

Triton XXVII
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.68 g, 12h). Dated RY 9 of Septimius Severus (AD 200/1). [Π CЄ]ΠTIMIOC ΓЄTAC KAICA[P], bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Eagle standing right, head left with a wreath in its beak, wings closed; L Θ (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 9790 = Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 198 (this coin); K&G 53.3 var. (obv. bust type); Emmett 2795.9 (R5). Mottled toning, high silver content. Near EF. Extremely rare, only this coin in CoinArchives.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 30 July 2020. Ex Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection (Triton XXI, 9 January 2018), lot 198, purchased from Renzo Canavesi, Sagno, 1996; Renzo Canavesi Collection (Sagno); Dr. Piero Beretta Collection (Milan); Giovanni Dattari Collection, no. 9790.


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