Geta, as Caesar (AD 209-211). AR denarius (18mm, 2.82 gm, 11h). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 4/5, flan flaw. Laodicea, AD 198-200. L SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, bare headed, draped bust of youthful Geta right / FELICITAS-TEMPOR, Felicitas standing facing, head left, caduceus in right hand, cornucopia in left. RIC IV.I 95. Publius Septimius Geta was born in AD 189 to Septimius Severus and Julia Domna. The younger brother to Caracalla, Geta tended to handle more of the administrative duties of the empire while his father and brother were away on military campaigns. Septimius Severus's succession plan was for Geta and Caracalla to share power, as can be seen on numerous issues of his and Julia Domna's coinage. Alas, this did not last long. After Septimius Severus's death, Geta and Caracalla could not be in the same room together unless their mother, Julia Domna, was present to mediate and they each had a full security detail for fear of assassination. Later that same year, Caracalla convinced Julia Domna to hold a peace meeting between them without guards in her apartments and had Geta murdered by centurions, dying in his mother's arms. Caracalla then issued an order of damnatio memoriae which removed evidence of Geta's life and legacy from all records. Nevertheless, his memory lives on through the numerous coins that were issued with his likeness. HID09801242017 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

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