Geta, as Caesar, 198-209. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.19 g, 12 h), Rome, 201-202. P SEPT GETA CAES PONT Bare-headed and draped bust of Geta to right, seen from behind. Rev. PRINC IVVENTVTIS Geta, as prince of the youth, standing front in military attire, head to left, holding baton in his right hand and long scepter in his left; to right, trophy. BMC 234. Cohen 157. RIC 18. Sharply struck and with a very old pedigree. Flan crack, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.


Apostolo Zeno (1668-1750) was a Venetian librettist and humanist who worked as poet laureate in Vienna in 1715-1729, where he also curated the imperial coin collection of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI (1685-1740). His collection was preserved for more than two-hundred years, until eventually being sold by Dorotheum in 1955, thus forming one of the oldest and most celebrated pedigrees in ancient numismatics.