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Galerius, As Caesar, 293-305 AD, AE Follis, Genius, struck c 295-296 AD

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Origin: Cyzicus mint, 1st officina
Authority: Galerius
Denomination: AE Follis
Composition: Bronze
Date: 295-296 AD
Obverse: GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, Laureate head of emperor, right
Reverse: GENIO AVGG ET-CAESARVM MN, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over let shoulder, holding patera in right hand (from which liquor flows), and cornucopiae in left; in exergue, KA mintmark (1st officina)
Size: 29.12mm, 10.25g, 1h
Grade: Choice EF, well centred, lustrous surfaces
Provenance: From the Dr. Allan Smith Collection, ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 412 (17 January 2018), Lot 668
References: RIC VI 11b
General: Galerius was Roman Emperor from 305 to 311 AD. A leading figure in the persecution of Christians, he issued an edict of toleration from Nicomedia, six days before he died, officially ending the Diocletianic persecution of Christianity in the East.
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