E-auction 94-48930 - brm_285091 - GALERIUS Follis ou nummus
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| Estimate : | 145 € |
| Price : | 74 € |
| Maximum bid : | 140 € |
| End of the sale : | 02 February 2015 15:49:30 |
| bidders : | 9 bidders |
Type : Follis ou nummus
Date: 298-299
Mint name / Town : Trèves
Metal : copper
Diameter : 29 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 11,24 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 2e
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large et ovale, bien centré des deux côtés. Très beau portrait de Galère césar. Joli revers de style fin et de haut relief. Faiblesse de frappe sur les légendes. Patine grise avec des reflets métalliques. Conserve une partie de son brillant de frappe et de son coupant d’origine
Obverse
Obverse legend : MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Galère César à droite (O*).
Obverse translation : "Maximianus Nobilissimus Cæsar" (Maximien très noble césar).
Reverse
Reverse legend : GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI/ B|*// TR.
Reverse description : Genius (le Génie) nu debout à gauche, coiffé du modius, le manteau tombant sur l’épaule, tenant une patère de la main droite et une corne d'abondance de la gauche.
Reverse translation : "Genio Populi Romani" (Au Génie du Peuple romain).
Commentary
Poids lourd. Avec l’intégralité de son argenture superficielle. Rubans de type 2 aux extrémités bouletées.
Heavyweight. With all its surface silver plating. Type 2 ribbons with pelleted ends.
Heavyweight. With all its surface silver plating. Type 2 ribbons with pelleted ends.
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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