c 209-212 AD - GETA, killed by Caracalla - Bronze AE 33

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Bronze Coin – AE 33 - Roman Colonial Issue, Antioch (Pisidia), c. 209-212 AD.

Ruler: Geta (Murdered by brother Caracalla).

Obv: Bust of Geta, right.

Rev: Victory (Nike) with wreath, standing left.

33mm, 24.49gm.        Very Scarce issue, dark patina! 

Publius Septimius Geta (7 March 189 – 26 December 211) was Emperor with his father Septimius Severus and older brother Caracalla from 209, when he was named Augustus like his brother who had held the title from 198. When Septimius Severus died in Eboracum in the beginning of 211, Caracalla and Geta were proclaimed joint emperors and returned to Rome. Although Severus intended for his sons to rule together, the shared throne was not a success: the brothers argued about every decision, from law to political appointments.Their mother, Julia Domna, who had served as a crucial advisor and confidante to her husband, was initially able to maintain her political influence over the two co-emperors.

Later sources speculate about the desire of the two of splitting the empire in two halves. By the end of the year, the situation was unbearable. Caracalla tried to murder Geta during the festival of Saturnalia (December 17) without success. Later in December he arranged a meeting with his brother in his mother's apartments, and had him murdered in her arms by centurions.

  • Inventory# PA-2885