RL74451. Billon follis (large), RIC VI Heraclea 37a; SRCV IV 14513; Cohen VII 48; Hunter V p. 63, 16 var. (1st officina), gVF, excellent centering, some porosity and corrosion, 3rd officina, Heraclea (Marmara Ereglisi, Turkey) mint, weight 6.554g, maximum diameter 27.4mm, die axis 180
o, c. 308 - 309 A.D.; obverse IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right; reverse GENIO IMPERATORIS (to the guardian spirit of the Emperor as Commander in Chief), Genius standing slightly left, head left, nude but for chlamys over shoulders and left arm, kalathos on head, pouring libations from patera in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, •HTΓ• in exergue; ex William B. Porter Collection;
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