E-auction 56-25059 - brm_174474 - GALERIUS Aurelianus
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| Estimate : | 95 € |
| Price : | 21 € |
| Maximum bid : | 21 € |
| End of the sale : | 12 May 2014 15:31:00 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Aurelianus
Date: 294
Mint name / Town : Lyon
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 50 ‰
Diameter : 24 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,37 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 2e
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan très large ovale et bien centré. Très beau portrait. Frappe molle et flan légèrement taché au revers. Patine grise avec des reflets métalliques
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : MAXIMIANVS NOB C.
Obverse description : Buste radié, drapé et cuirassé de Galère césar à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (A).
Obverse translation : “Maximianus Nobilissimus Cæsar”, (Maximien très noble césar).
Reverse
Reverse legend : ORIE-N-S - AVGG/ -|-// B.
Reverse description : Sol (le Soleil) radié et nu debout à gauche, le manteau flottant sur l'épaule, levant la main droite et tenant un fouet de la gauche.
Reverse translation : “Oriens Augustorum”, (L’Orient des augustes).
Commentary
Poids léger. Avec son argenture superficielle. Rubans de type 3 aux extrémités bouletées. Les ptéryges ne sont pas visibles sous le paludamentum.
Historical background
GALERIUS
(1/03/293-5/05/311)
Caesar
Galère is of humble origin. Chosen as Caesar on March 1 or May 1, 293, he was subordinate to Diocletian to help him govern the East. Galerius suffered a crushing defeat in 296 against the Sassanids but the following year he defeated Narses. According to Lactantius, he was at the origin of the persecution of Christians in 302-303. During Diocletian's illness, he pushes the latter to abdicate. Diocletian and Maximian leave power on May 1, 305 to Galerius and Constance, who become augusts. The last six years of his life, he watched helplessly as the political regime created by Diocletian: the Tetrarchy crumbled. He died on May 5, 311 after having interrupted the persecution against Christians five days earlier..
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