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RIC VI Nicomedia 54a

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Record status

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Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC VI Nicomedia 54a. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Galerius. Mint: Nicomedia. The obverse shows head of Galerius, laureate, right, with the legend IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG.

The reverse shows genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand, with the legend GENIO AV-GVSTI C_M_H.

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Historical context

Galerius, formally Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus, was Roman emperor between 305 and 311. Having initially governed as caesar under Emperor Diocletian within the imperial Tetrarchy, he campaigned against the Sasanian Empire and across the Danube against the Carpi. He was elevated to the rank of augustus following Diocletian's abdication in 305, subsequently contending with several usurpers during the breakdown of the Tetrarchic arrangement.

Struck at the mint of Nicomedia, this bronze AE2 piece bears an obverse depicting the laureate head of the emperor accompanied by the inscription IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG. The reverse design features the Genius of the emperor, wearing a modius and draped in a chlamys, holding a cornucopiae and pouring liquid from a patera, framed by the legend GENIO AV-GVSTI C_M_H.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
AE2

Technical characteristics

Mint
Nicomedia
Authority
Galerius

Design

Obverse
Head of Galerius, laureate, right
Reverse
Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
GENIO AV-GVSTI C_M_H

Identification

Type reference
RIC VI Nicomedia 54a
Denomination and metal
AE2, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend to match
GENIO AV-GVSTI C_M_H
Source note
Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.

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