Lot 510:
Geta (198-212). AE cast As, "Limes" coin, c. 210 AD. Obv. IMP CAES P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG. Head of Geta, laureate, right. Rev. PONTIF TR P II COS II S C. Woman standing right, holding sceptre and drawing out drapery from breast; to right, two small figures lifting hands to one another. RIC IV Geta 163. 7.46 g. 23.50 mm. About VF.
Ancient Roman coin obtained by casting using an 'official' coin as a mould. These types of ancient copies were produced and probably used in remote areas of the Roman Empire. Apparently the Roman government was often not interested in providing all provinces with coins to facilitate small monetary transactions.