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ID number: BIRBI-R2644 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Galerius; Diocletian; Rome Denomination: Radiate Fractional Follis Place made: Europe: Italy, Rome Culture: Roman Date made: 297-298 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 2.05 Weight (g): 3.25 Axis (degrees): 45.00 Provenance: Haines 3515. Presented by G. Fallani, 58A Via dei Babuino, Rome, 1959. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Galerius, wearing radiate crown and beard, cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Inscription in three lines within wreath.
Inscriptions: Obverse: MVXIMIHNVS NOB CHES (Maximian [Galerius], Noble Caesar). Reverse: VOT • XX Z (Prayers for Twenty Years of Rule, Mint mark: Z).
Bibliography: RIC VI 88B
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