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Follis with bust of Constantius I Chlorus, struck under Diocletian and Maximian I Herculius

Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 301–303
Mint: Lugdunum

Medium/Technique Bronze (silvered)
Dimensions Diameter: 29 mm. Weight: 9.88 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.178
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate, cuirassed bust of Constantius I to left, holding club in right hand on right shoulder.
CONSTANTIVSNOBCAES
Reverse: Genius standing, cornucopia in left hand, patera in right. At left, altar.
At right: A Below: PLC
GENIOPOPVLIROMANI
ProvenanceBy 1963: from a hoard of Tetrarch coins with Patriciades in Athens, Greece (said to have been found near Salonika); 64.175-64.276 were purchased in 1963 from Patriciades by Cornelius C. Vermeule III on behalf of MFA with funds approved in advance by the Trustees; accessioned by MFA, March 11, 1964