294, Lot: 729. Estimate $300. Sold for $310. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. Æ As (26mm, 9.97 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 208. Bareheaded and cuirassed bust right / Minerva seated left, feeding serpent entwined in olive tree before; sphinx at side of throne, owl standing left on large oval shield behind. RIC IV 148. VF, green and brown patina, light roughness, edged a bit ragged. Very rare.

From the RCM Collection.