The resemblance with Caracalla (that you posted recently) is rather clear. The key difference is the nose…
statue of Julia Domna
…but that’s easy to explain once you see Julia Domna (Severius’ wife and Caracalla’s mother).
There’s also a cool representation of the whole family here: A portrait of Severius and Julia Domna with their children Caracalla and Geta. One of the children’s faces is erased.
Note that there are two children there, likely Geta and Caracalla; one of their faces is erased, and there are signs that excrement was smeared over it. Both brothers hated each other’s guts. (It’s hard to know which was the one with the face erased, but it’s generally believed that it’s Geta - with Caracalla doing [or ordering someone to do it] after murdering his brother.)
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