Fine Coins Showcase
Antiquities Showcase
Show Empty Categories
Shop Search
Shopping Cart
My FORVM
Contact Us
About Forum
Shopping at Forum
Our Guarantee
Payment Options
Shipping Options & Fees
Privacy & Security
Forum Staff
Selling Your Coins
Identifying Your Coin
FAQs
zoom.asp
Galerius, 1 March 305 - 5 May 311 A.D.
In Roman religion, every man has a genius, a presiding spirit. In De Die Natali, Censorinus says, from the moment we are born, we live under the guard and tutelage of Genius. Cities, organizations, and peoples also had a genius. On coins, we find inscriptions to the Genius of the Army, of the Senate, of the Roman People, etc. The legend GENIO AVGVSTI dedicates this coin to the Genius of the Augusti, the Emperors. The figure depicted is the statue of the Spirit of the Roman People which was then in the Roman Forum (it is now lost). The act of pouring the libation to the emperor illustrates what the Christians were required to do in order not to be persecuted.RT73848. Billon follis, RIC VI Cyzicus 53, SRCV IV 14509, Cohen VII 40, gVF, well centered, sharp detail, light corrosion, some marks, 2nd officina, Cyzicus (Kapu Dagh, Turkey) mint, weight 7.117g, maximum diameter 24.7mm, die axis 180o, c. 309 - May 310 A.D.; obverse GAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right; reverse GENIO AVGVSTI (to the guardian spirit of the Emperor), Genius standing left, nude but for kalathos on head and chlamys over shoulders and left arm, pouring libations from patera in right hand, cornucopia in left, B left, star right, MVK in exergue; SOLD
REFERENCES
Page created in 0.735 seconds.
