Late Roman Bronze Coins

Coin talk => COTD => Topic started by: Victor on April 18, 2019, 02:14:13 PM

Title: Constantius I as Hercules GENIO POP from Lyons
Post by: Victor on April 18, 2019, 02:14:13 PM

A neat depiction of Constantius I as Hercules with the lion's skin and club


Constantius I
A.D. 301- 303
29mm       9.8gm
CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES; laureate bust left, lion’s skin on l. shoulder, club over r. shoulder.
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, right holding patera over altar, left cornucopiae; in right field B.
In ex. PLG
RIC VI Lyons 147

Title: Re: Constantius I as Hercules GENIO POP from Lyons
Post by: Adriaan78 on April 21, 2019, 05:50:02 AM

Hi Victor, is this coin going to end up in your Vcoins store?

Title: Re: Constantius I as Hercules GENIO POP from Lyons
Post by: Victor on April 21, 2019, 06:23:13 AM

Yes, in a few weeks, most likely.