Publius Septimius Geta, Caesar 198 - 209, Augustus 209 - 212Publius (or sometimes Lucius) Septimius Geta was born in Rome in 189. Son of
Septimius Severus and brother of Caracalla, he was
appointed as Caesar at the age of nine and Augustus at twenty. He campaigned in Britain with his father and brother. On the death of his
father, he inherited the throne along with his brother. After only a year of joint rule, however, the vicious and violent Caracalla
murdered his brother as he sought shelter in the arms of his mother, Julia Domna. As Caesar
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AR DenariusObv : Draped, bareheaded bust of Geta, right.
P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAESRev : Liberalitas,
standing left, holding tessera and cornucopia
LIBERALITAS AVG VI RIC 44, AD198 - 209 Liberalitas represents liberality. She holds a cornucopia and a tessera, or tablet. |
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