Nummus - Maximianus GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Siscia

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Issuer Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year305
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value½ Follis (⅛)
CurrencyArgenteus, Reform of Diocletian (AD 293/301 – 310/324)
CompositionBronze
Weight1.82 g
Dimensions17 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC VI#146 , OCRE#ric.6.sis.146
Obverse descriptionHead of Maximian, laureate, right
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
(Translation: Supreme Commander and Caesar Marcus Aurelius Maximian I, pious, successful emperor.)
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 POP-VLI ROMANI
(Translation: The genius (guardian) of the Roman people.)
Edge
MintSIS
Siscia, modern-day Sisak,Croatia
MintageND (305)  - -
Catalog ID4976651990
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