RIC IV Geta 81, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 211–211 AD. Obverse: head of geta, laureate, bearded, right. Reverse: providentia (or aeternitas?), draped, standing front, head left, raising lighted torch (sometimes branch) in right hand and holding globe in left hand. Weight about 3.0 g, diameter 19.5 mm.
obverse
Head of Geta, laureate, bearded, right
P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT
reverse
Providentia (or Aeternitas?), draped, standing front, head left, raising lighted torch (sometimes branch) in right hand and holding globe in left hand
TR P III COS II P P
specimens (9)
British Museum
3.20g
1↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
3.21g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
2.72g
6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.64g
⌀19.4
British Museum
2.90g
6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Cite this coin
RIC IV Geta 81 (ric.4.ge.81), 211–211 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-geta-81/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA