brm_717862 - GALERIUS Huitième de follis ou huitième de nummus
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Type : Huitième de follis ou huitième de nummus
Date: novembre - décembre
Date: 302-303
Mint name / Town : Trèves
Metal : copper
Diameter : 13,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,01 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Flan large, centré. Fine usure régulière. Joli portrait. Patine verte
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : MAXIMIANVS N C.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Galère César à droite (O*).
Obverse translation : “Maximianus Nobilissimus Cæsar”, (Maximien très noble césar).
Reverse
Reverse legend : VOT/ X/SIC/XX.
Reverse description : Légende en quatre lignes dans une couronne.
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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