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ID number: BIRBI-R2642 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: 304-305 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 2.80 Weight (g): 10.73 Axis (degrees): 225.00 Provenance: Haines 3887. Spink, 1962. |
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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.; ᴗ VI in the field, to the l. and r. respectively.
Inscriptions: Obverse: NHXINIHNVS NOB CHES (Maximian [Galerius], Noble Caesar). Reverse: SHCR MONET AVCC ET CHESS NOSTR (The Sacred Money of Our Two Emperor and Two Caesars). In Exergue: HQΓ
Bibliography: RIC VI 40B
Notes: According to RIC, the [A]QΓ in the exergue of the reverse and ᴗ VI in the field of the reverse are mintmarks (officinae) indicating Aquileia.
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