Nummus - Galerius as Caesar GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Antioch

€239,522.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year300-301
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueNummus / Follis (1/4)
CurrencyArgenteus, Reform of Diocletian (AD 293/301 – 310/324)
CompositionBronze
Weight9.14 g
Dimensions27.21 mm
Thickness2.77 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC V.2#55b, OCRE#ric.6.anch.55b
Obverse descriptionHead of Galerius, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES
Reverse descriptionGenius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand. K in left field. Officina letter over V in right field. Mintmark in exergue.
Reverse scriptLatin, Greek
Reverse letteringGENIO POPV-LI ROMANI K - Officina / V
(Translation: To the Genius of the Roman People.)
EdgePlain
MintANT
Antioch on the Orontes, Syria,modern-day Antakya, Turkey
MintageND (300-301)  - 10th Officina (Ι) -
ND (300-301)  - 1st Officina (A) -
ND (300-301)  - 2nd Officina (B) -
ND (300-301)  - 3rd Officina (Γ) -
ND (300-301)  - 4th Officina (Δ) -
ND (300-301)  - 5th Officina (ε) -
ND (300-301)  - 6th Officina (ς) -
ND (300-301)  - 7th Officina (Ζ) -
ND (300-301)  - 8th Officina (Η) -
ND (300-301)  - 9th Officina (Δε) -
Catalog ID2921340670
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