brm_688225 - GALERIUS Follis ou nummus
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Item sold on our e-shop (2021)
Price : 175.00 €
Type : Follis ou nummus
Date: 298-299
Mint name / Town : Trèves
Metal : copper
Diameter : 31,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 15,87 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 1re
Coments on the condition:
Flan épais, centré. Joli revers. Usure régulière. Patine foncée
Obverse
Obverse legend : MAXIMIANVS NOBIL CAES.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Galère à droite (O*).
Obverse translation : “Maximianus Nobilissimus Caesar”, (Maximien très Noble César).
Reverse
Reverse legend : FORTVNAE REDVCI AVGG NN/ A|*// TR.
Reverse description : Fortuna (la Fortune) assise à gauche tenant un gouvernail et une corne d’abondance.
Reverse translation : “Fortunæ Reduci augustorum Nostrorum”, (Au retour de la Fortune de nos augustes).
Commentary
Poids lourd.
Heavy weight
Heavy weight
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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