Live auction - brm_1113972 - GALERIUS Aurelianus
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| Estimate : | 300 € |
| Price : | 445 € |
| Maximum bid : | 445 € |
| End of the sale : | 14 April 2026 15:12:34 |
| bidders : | 8 bidders |
Type : Aurelianus
Date: 1er mars - 20 novembre
Date: 293
Mint name / Town : Lyon
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 50 ‰
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 4,72 g.
Rarity : R3
Officine: 2e
Coments on the condition:
Flan épais, centré des deux côtés. Superbe revers, bien venu à la frappe. Joli buste. Patine marron foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB C.
Obverse description : Buste radié, drapé et cuirassé de Galère César à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (A).
Obverse translation : “Galerius Valerius Maximianus Nobilissimus Cæsar”, (Galère Valère Maximien très noble césar).
Reverse
Reverse legend : VIRTVS AVGG/ -|-// III.
Reverse description : Hercule nu debout à droite, tenant un arc et la léonté de la main gauche et appuyé de la main droite sur sa massue.
Reverse translation : “Virtus Augustorum”, (La Virilité des augustes).
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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