TYPE Greek Imperial, Caracalla (211-7 AD), 5 assaria (AE28) of Markianopolis (Moesia Inferior), struck 209-212 with Geta DESCRIPTION . Obv: Busts of Caracalla and Geta facing one another, Greek legend: AV K M AV ANTONINOS AV K P SEP GETAS (partial) Rev: Tyche standing with rudder and cornucopiae, Greek legend YP FL OULPIANOU MARKIANOPOLITON around, 'E' in l. field (denomination = 5 assaria) REFERENCE: SGI 2716 GRADING: F / F+, bit rough brown patina, scarce ORDER INFO: R1919, $38 The relatively short-lived production of the "conjoined busts" type in certain colonial mints during the 27-month joint reign of the two Severan brothers became even smaller following Caracalla's abominable 212 AD act of fratricide: in an attempt to erase all memory of the slain co-emperor, many of these circulating specimens had the effigy of Geta literally erased - although this one escaped that fate.