Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 1096. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009.  Sold For $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Denarius (3.41 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck AD 208. Bare-headed and draped bust right / Genius standing facing, head left, sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar and holding grain ears. RIC IV 59a; RSC 114a. Superb EF, toned. Exceptional portrait.