| Severus II, 25 July 306 - Summer 307 A.D. |  |
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|   | Rare engraving error: GENIO has been spelled GEINO. |
| 32713. Silvered follis, RIC VI 20a var (reverse legend engraving error), Choice aEF, weight 9.887 g, maximum diameter 27.9 mm, die axis 0o, Serdica mint, as Caesar, 1 May 305 - 25 July 306 A.D.; obverse FL VAL SEVERVS NOB CAES, laureate head right; reverse GEINO AVGG ET CAESARVM NN, Genius standing left, pouring libation from patera with right, cornucopia in left, KA in ex; near full circles strike; very rare; SOLD |
|  | 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 Emperor, etc. The legend GENIO POPVLI ROMANI dedicates this coin to the Genius of the Roman People. Genius' image is of a man with a cloak half covering the shoulders leaving the rest of his body naked, holding a cornucopia in one hand, and a simpulum or a patera in the other. |
| 27770. Silvered follis, RIC VI 13a, VF, weight 8.304 g, maximum diameter 27.8 mm, die axis 180o, Serdica mint, as Caesar, 1 May 305 - 25 July 306 A.D.; obverse FL VAL SEVERVS NOB CAESAR, laureate head right; reverse GENIO POPV - LI ROMANI, Genius standing left, pouring libation from patera with right, cornucopia in left, G in right field, •SM•SD• in exergue; flat area on reverse; SOLD |
|  | 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 Emperor, etc. The legend GENIO POPVLI ROMANI dedicates this coin to the Genius of the Roman People. Genius' image is of a man with a cloak half covering the shoulders leaving the rest of his body naked, holding a cornucopia in one hand, and a simpulum or a patera in the other. |
| 25961. Silvered follis, RIC VI 30 var (officina), VF, weight 11.268 g, maximum diameter 28.8 mm, die axis 0o, Heraclea mint, autumn 306 A.D.; obverse IMP C FLA VAL SEVERVS P F AVG, laureate head right; reverse GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, patera in right, cornucopia in left, HTA in ex; near full silvering; unlisted officina; very rare; SOLD |
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