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Nummus - Galerius GENIO IMPERATORIS, star-crescent, Heraclea
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Heraclea |
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| Year | 311 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC VI#62 , OCRE#ric.6.her.62 |
| Obverse description | Laureate and cuirassed bust of Maximinus Daia facing right, with paludamentum (military cloak) draped over the left shoulder, rendered in the robust late Tetrarchic style. The portrait displays the characteristic square jaw, short hair, and laurel wreath of the period. The imperial legend encircles the bust in Latin capitals within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG (Translation: Supreme Commander Caesar Galerius Valerius Maximianus pious successful emperor.) |
| Reverse description | The Genius of the Emperor stands facing left, nude but for a chlamys draped over the left shoulder, and wearing a modius (grain measure) upon his head. In his extended right hand he pours a libation from a patera, while his left hand supports a cornucopiae. A star appears in the left field and a crescent in the right field. The reverse legend GENIO IMP-E-RATORIS is inscribed in the field, with the Heraclean mint mark and officina letter recorded in the exergue. |
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