E-auction 19-5180 - brm_113856 - GALERIUS Follis ou nummus
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| Estimate : | 95 € |
| Price : | 52 € |
| Maximum bid : | 69 € |
| End of the sale : | 26 August 2013 15:30:00 |
| bidders : | 6 bidders |
Type : Follis ou nummus
Date: 297-299
Mint name / Town : Cyzicus
Metal : copper
Diameter : 28 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 6,92 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 1re
Coments on the condition:
Portrait magnifique avec une patine gris vert et les restes d’une argenture superficielle. Au revers, Génie à la musculature imposante
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Galère césar à droite (O*).
Obverse translation : “Galerius Valerius Maximianus Nobilissimus Cæsar”, (Galère Valère Maximien très noble césar).
Reverse
Reverse legend : GENIO AVGG ET - CAESARVM NN// KA.
Reverse description : Genius (le Génie) debout de face, le manteau sur l'épaule gauche, tenant une patère dont la liqueur se déverse de la main droite et une corne d'abondance de la main gauche.
Reverse translation : “Genio Augustorum et Cæsarum Nostrorum”, (Au Génie de nos augustes et de nos césars).
Commentary
Poids anormalement léger. Ce bronze correspond à une taille au 1/48e livre (6,77 g), frappé seulement à partir de 307. Il s’agit pourtant bien d’un follis ou nummus de Galère césar frappé entre 297 et 299.
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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