Galerius - Caesar 293-305 AD, Augustus 305-311
A.D. - AE Follis - 28mm, 9.79gr |
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Obverse - GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES Galerius, his laureate head right. |
Reverse -
GENIO POPV-LI
ROMANI
Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera (from which liquor flows) in right and cornucopiae in left hand. A in right field, ANT dot in Exergue. |
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Minted at officina 1 (A) in Antioch
(Antakya, Turkey) in 304 or 305 A.D., during his reign as
Caesar under Diocletian Reference: Sutherland, C.H.V., "Roman Imperial Coinage", Volume 6 (RIC), Antioch, p621, nr 59b. Voetter, Otto, "Die Münzen der römischen Kaiser, Kaiserinnen und Caesaren von Diocletianus bis Romulus, Katalog der hinterlassenen Sammlung und Aufzeichnung des Herrn Paul Gerin" (Voetter-Gerin), p38, nr 12. Suarez, R., "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins" (ERIC), p425, nr.38 (B15, O17, R038, T32, M02) General reference works: Failmezger, V., "Roman Bronze Coins From Paganism To Christianity 294-364 A.D.", nr 25bG Sear, D.R., "Roman Coins and their Values" (RCV 4th Revised Edition), p314, nr. 3709, variety from Antioch Van Meter, D., "Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins", p281, nr 29,30., variety with Ol/2. Quality: Very Fine Scarcity: C |