Roman Imperial coin – HCR86041

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG

Design:

Head of Galerius, laureate, right

Reverse

Inscription:

GENIO AV GVSTI C M H

Design:

Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Galerius

Mint

Nicomedia

Denomination

Nummus

Material

bronze

Technique

struck

Dating

308 – 310 CE

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

7.5

Axis

Diameter (mm)

27.5

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

247

Acquisition date

1949

Source

Major John Bromwich

Acquisition credit

Presented by Major John Bromwich, 1949.

Mint-mark (reverse)

-/-//SMNA

Hoard name

Armant

Hoard link

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/19946

Reference

RIC VI : 54a

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.nic.54a

Reference

Omissi, A., and Lindholmer, M. - Mapping the Fall : AD 308 - 310

Note:

In addition to RIC VI's description of Nicomedia passing into the control of Galerius from 305 CE and presumed to remain so until his death (pp.546-549), Omissi and Lindholmer argue for the sharing of territory by Augusti Galerius and Licinius from 308 CE. In further support of this dual assignment see T. Barnes, The New Empire of Diocletian and Constantine (London, 1982), p.197-198.

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, mspencer-brown, mmaliczowski