Nummus - Galerius as Caesar small head, long neck, MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Londinium

€212,594.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year300-303
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueNummus / Follis (1/4)
CurrencyArgenteus, Reform of Diocletian (AD 293/301 – 310/324)
CompositionBronze
Weight9.56 g
Dimensions27 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC VI#15, OCRE#ric.6.lon.15
Obverse descriptionBust of Galerius, laureate, cuirassed, bust right (small head, long neck)
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringMAXIMIANVS NOB CAES
(Translation: (Gaius Galerius Valerius) Maximianus (Augustus), Noble Caesar)
Reverse descriptionGenius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys draped over shoulder, holding patera and cornucopiae. No mintmark.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringGENIO POPV-LI ROMANI
(Translation: To Genius, guardian spirit of the Roman people. London.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (300-303)  - -
Catalog ID1628118460
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