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ID number:  BIRBI-R2641
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Galerius; Diocletian; Aquileia
Denomination:  Follis
Place made:  Europe: Italy, Aquileia
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  300
Metal:  Silver and base metal
Diameter (cm):  2.75
Weight (g):  8.88
Axis (degrees):  225.00
Provenance:  Haines 3675. A. H. Baldwin, 1961.
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Description:  Obverse: Head of Galerius, wearing laurel wreath and beard, facing r. Reverse: Moneta, draped, standing facing l., holding scales in r. and cornucopia in l.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: MHXIMIHNVS NOB CHES (Maximian [Galerius], Noble Caesar). Reverse: SHCRH MONET AVCC ET CAESS NOSTR (The Sacred Money of Our Two Emperor and Two Caesars). In Exergue: AQΓ

Bibliography:  RIC VI 30B

Notes:  Traces of silvering. According to RIC, the AQΓ in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Aquileia.

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