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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Tetrarchy| > |Galerius| > RT92328
Galerius, 1 March 305 - 5 May 311 A.D.
|Galerius|, |Galerius,| |1| |March| |305| |-| |5| |May| |311| |A.D.|, Jupiter or Jove, Zeus to the Greeks, was the king of the gods and god of the sky and thunder, and of laws and social order. As the patron deity of ancient Rome, he was the chief god of the Capitoline Triad, with his sister and wife Juno. The father of Mars, he is, therefore, the grandfather of Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. Emperors frequently made vows to Jupiter for protection. The Roman's believed as the king of the gods, Jupiter favored emperors and kings, those in positions of authority similar to his own.
RT92328. Billon follis (large), RIC VI Alexandria 43, SRCV IV 14388, Cohen VII 120, Hunter V -, Choice gVF, excellent centering, traces of silvering, mild porosity, 2nd officina, Alexandria mint, weight 9.913g, maximum diameter 26.2mm, die axis 0o, as caesar, c. 304 - 1 Mar 305 A.D.; obverse GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, laureate head right; reverse IOVI CONS CAES (to Jove protector of the prince), Jupiter standing left, nude but for chlamys over shoulders and draped behind, Victory on globe holding wreath and palm frond in right hand, long scepter vertical in left hand, S - P flanking across field, B upper right, ALE in exergue; SOLD











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