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Follis with bust of Galerius, struck under Diocletian and Maximian I Herculius
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 300–303
Mint: Ticinum
Medium/Technique
Bronze (silvered)
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 8.79 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.193
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Galerius, laureate, right.
MAXIMANVSNOBCAES
Reverse: Moneta standing, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in left.
SACRAMONETAVGG ETCAESSNOSTR in exergue: ST.
MAXIMANVSNOBCAES
Reverse: Moneta standing, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in left.
SACRAMONETAVGG ETCAESSNOSTR in exergue: ST.
ProvenanceBy 1963: from a hoard of Tetrarch coins with Patriciades in Athens, Greece (said to have been found near Salonika); 64.175-64.276 were purchased in 1963 from Patriciades by Cornelius C. Vermeule III on behalf of MFA with funds approved in advance by the Trustees; accessioned by MFA, March 11, 1964