These are two more pickups from our coin show this weekend.. Galeria Valeria..305- 311..AD. AE Follis.. Ob. diademed and draped bust right.. Rev.Venus standing facing, head left, holding an apple in right hand, raising drapery over shoulder left. Right field crescent over B Mint..ANT..Antioch 24mmx 26mm x 6.59g. Wife of Galerius.. Galerius as Caesar. AE Follis..293-305..AD. Ob. laureate, cuirassed bust right. Rev.Genius standing left, Modius on head, naked except for chlamys over shoulder, holding patera and cornucopia S - F across fields ITR in ex. Mint Trier 27mm x 10.66g
Very nice indeed. I still find it quite odd how these empresses often look so much like the emperor in a wig. This is particularly noticable when you look at two examples from the same mint. Lovely coins. I seem to end up buying myself some Tetrachy folles every couple of months or so. I simply can't resist them. Congratulations. Martin
Martin, my next coin will be a Galerius as Caesar, from the Carthage mint, i've been looking for some Caesar's since i saw the ones you posted..
Could have bought three affordable ones this past week of her alone but ive been badly cheap despite needing her for some reason. Galerius is still my least favorite emperor there is. Nice coins though.
Sweet coin!! => yup, ya got yourself a couple of winners, Eng!! ... Dude, you gave me the opening, so I'm gonna take it!! Galerius Silvered Follis Date: 305-306 AD Serdica mint Diameter: 27.6 mm Weight: 10.4 grams Obverse: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS PF AVG - Laureate bust of Galerius Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI - Genius holding patera from which liquid flows and cornucopiae. [dot]SM[dot]SD in ex. D in r. field References: RIC 12b
