v55_0316 - GALERIUS Huitième de follis ou quinaire
MONNAIES 55 (2012)
Starting price : 550.00 €
Estimate : 900.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 550.00 €
Estimate : 900.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Huitième de follis ou quinaire
Date: 294-295
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : copper
Diameter : 15,50 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,56 g.
Rarity : INÉDIT
Coments on the condition:
Très beau portrait, tout à fait inhabituel. Patine noire
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de MONNAIES XXVIII, n° 384 et de MONNAIES 45, n° 680
Obverse
Obverse legend : MAXIMIAN-VS CAESAR.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Galère César à droite (O*).
Obverse translation : “Maximianus Cæsar” (Maximien césar).
Reverse
Reverse legend : VTILITAS- PVBLICA/ -|-// R.
Reverse description : Utilitas (l’Utilité) drapée debout à gauche, les mains croisées sur sa poitrine.
Reverse translation : “Utilitas Publica”, (L’Utilité publique).
Commentary
Poids lourd. Semble complètement inédit et non répertorié. Manque à tous les ouvrages consultés. De la plus grande rareté.
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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