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Follis - Maximinus II as Caesar GENIO CAESARIS, Heraclea
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Heraclea |
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| Year | 308-309 |
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| Value | Nummus / Follis (1/4) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maximinus II Daia as Caesar facing right. The portrait displays the characteristic late Tetrarchic style with a radiate laurel wreath crown and military dress visible at the shoulder. The encircling Latin legend names the emperor in his capacity as Caesar and runs clockwise around the bust. The overall style reflects the schematic, heavily stylized portraiture typical of the Diocletianic reform coinage produced at the Heraclea mint. |
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| Obverse lettering | GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES |
| Reverse description | The Genius of the Caesar stands frontally, his head turned to the left, wearing a modius (grain measure) atop his head as an attribute of abundance and fertility. The figure is nude save for a chlamys (military cloak) draped over his left shoulder and falling at length behind him. In his right hand he extends a patera from which liquid flows as a libation, while his left arm cradles a cornucopiae. The divided legend GENIO CA-ESARIS flanks the figure, and the officina and mint mark appear in the exergue. |
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