Nummus - Constantius I as Caesar Head only, GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, LON, Londinium

€373,457.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year297
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueNummus / Follis (1/4)
CurrencyArgenteus, Reform of Diocletian (AD 293/301 – 310/324)
CompositionBronze
Weight8.82 g
Dimensions27.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC VI#4a, OCRE#ric.6.lon.4a
Obverse descriptionHead of Constantius Chlorus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringFL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C
(Translation: Flavius Valerius Constantius most noble Caesar.)
Reverse descriptionGenius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Mintmark in exergue.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringGENIO POPV-LI ROMANI LON
(Translation: To the Genius (guardian) of the Roman people. London.)
Edge
MintLON
Londinium / Augusta, modern-day
London, United Kingdom
MintageND (297)  - -
Catalog ID3187768950
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