bpv_1115074 - GALERIUS Tétradrachme
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Type : Tétradrachme
Date: an 4
Mint name / Town : Alexandrie, Égypte
Metal : billon
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 6,92 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée des deux côtés. Joli buste ainsi qu’un revers bien venu à la frappe. Patine marron
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Obverse
Obverse description : Buste lauré, drapé et cuirassé de Maximien à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant.
Obverse legend : GAL MAXIMIANOS K
Obverse translation : (Galère Maximien César).
Reverse
Reverse legend : L .
Reverse description : Buste de Sélène à droite.
Reverse legend : D
Reverse translation : (An 4).
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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