★ An extremely rare dynastic denarius of Julia Domna and Geta Caesar ★

Julia Domna, with Geta as Caesar, Augusta, 193-217. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.23 g, 12 h), Laodicea ad Mare, 201. IVLIA AVGVSTA Draped bust of Julia Domna to right. Rev. P SEPT GETA CAES PONT Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta to right, seen from behind. BMC -. Cohen 1. RIC -. Extremely rare. An unusually well preserved example of this interesting dynastic issue with two particularly distinct eastern portraits. Very minor roughness, otherwise, extremely fine.

From the collections of A. Lynn, Helios 4, 14 October 2009, 550 and M. Melcher, Triton VI, 14-15 January 2003, 987, ex Classical Numismatic Group 58, 19 September 2001, 1246.