Nummus - Galerius as Caesar MAXIMIANVS NOBIL CAES, GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, LON, Londinium

€373,162.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year297
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueNummus / Follis (1/4)
CurrencyArgenteus, Reform of Diocletian (AD 293/301 – 310/324)
CompositionBronze
Weight7.28 g
Dimensions27 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC VI#5, OCRE#ric.6.lon.5
Obverse descriptionHead of Galerius, laureate, right
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringMAXIMIANVS NOBIL CAES
(Translation: Maximianus 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.)
EdgeSmooth
MintLON
Londinium / Augusta, modern-day
London, United Kingdom
MintageND (297)  - -
Catalog ID6891130650
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