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Aureus with head of Galerius, struck under Diocletian and Maximian I Herculius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 295–305
Mint: Treveri
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 5.98 gm.
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number52.1019
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Galerius to right.
MAXIMIA NVSNOBC
Reverse: Emperor on horseback, holding transverse spear in right hand.
VIRTVSIOVI CAESARIS In exergue: TR
MAXIMIA NVSNOBC
Reverse: Emperor on horseback, holding transverse spear in right hand.
VIRTVSIOVI CAESARIS In exergue: TR
ProvenanceBy 1952: with Hotel Drouot, 7 rue Drouot, Paris (Hotel Drouot auction, June 13, 1952, lot 212: provenant de la Trouvaille d'Arras); sold at Hotel Drouot auction to Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland on behalf of MFA; September 11, 1952: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G. for $200.00