Follis - Maximianus GENIO IMPERATORIS, Antioch

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year298
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueNummus / Follis (1/4)
CurrencyArgenteus, Reform of Diocletian (AD 293/301 – 310/324)
CompositionBronze
Weight9.4 g
Dimensions17 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC VI#50b, OCRE#ric.6.anch.50b
Obverse descriptionHead of Maximian, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
Reverse descriptionGenius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopia in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringGENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI S ANT
Edge
MintANT
Antioch on the Orontes, Syria,modern-day Antakya, Turkey
MintageND (298) ANT - 1st officina (A) -
ND (298) ANT - 2nd officina (B) -
ND (298) ANT - 3rd officina (Γ) -
ND (298) ANT - 4th officina (Δ) -
ND (298) ANT - 5th officina (∈) -
ND (298) ANT - 6th officina (ς) -
ND (298) ANT - 7th officina (Z) -
Catalog ID8913337250
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