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Follis with bust of Constantius I Chlorus, struck under Diocletian and Maximian I Herculius
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 296–297
Mint: Ticinum
Medium/Technique
Bronze (silvered)
Dimensions
Diameter: 29.5 mm. Weight: 11.02 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.197
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Constantius I, laureate, right.
CONSTANTIVSNOBCAES
Reverse: Genius standing right, patera in right hand, cornucopia in left.
GENIOPOPV LIROMANI
In field at left, star. In exergue: ST
CONSTANTIVSNOBCAES
Reverse: Genius standing right, patera in right hand, cornucopia in left.
GENIOPOPV LIROMANI
In field at left, star. 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