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ID number: BIRBI-R2647 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Galerius; Diocletian; Carthage Denomination: Follis Place made: Carthage Culture: Roman Date made: 298-299 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 2.90 Weight (g): 12.26 Axis (degrees): 225.00 Provenance: Haines 2922. Rev. Sydenham Collection Sale, A. H. Baldwin, 1953. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Galerius, wearing laurel wreath and beard, facing r. Reverse: Carthage, draped, standing frontally, head facing l., holding fruits in both hands.
Inscriptions: Obverse: MHXIMIHNVS NOB CHES (Maximian [Galerius], Noble Caesar). Reverse: SHLVIS HVCG EΓ CHESS FEL FHRT (Fortunate Carthage, for the Salvation of the two Emperors and two Caesars). In Exergue: RQ
Bibliography: RIC VI 30B
Notes: According to RIC, the Δ in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Carthage.
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