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Aureus - Galerius Maximinus SOLI INVICTO NK, Nicomedia
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 306-307 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Maximinus II Daia facing right, rendered in bold high relief characteristic of the Tetrarchic period. The portrait displays the emperor's close-cropped hair beneath a laurel wreath, with strong, angular facial features typical of the workshop at Nicomedia. The legend is disposed around the field, reading MAXIMINVS CAESAR. The flan is slightly irregular, as is common for hammered aurei of this era. |
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| Reverse description | Sol Invictus depicted radiate, nude but for a chlamys draped over his shoulders, standing facing with head turned to the right. The deity raises his right hand in salutation and holds a globe and whip in his left hand, emblematic of his dominion over the cosmos. The legend SOLI INVICTO arcs around the upper field, with the mintmark NK in the exergue denoting the Nicomedia workshop. The reverse composition reflects the prominent solar theology embraced by the Tetrarchic court in the early fourth century. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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