Late Roman Bronze Coins

Coin talk => COTD => Topic started by: Victor on January 18, 2024, 12:29:06 PM

Title: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI from Trier with H under bust...family of Hercules
Post by: Victor on January 18, 2024, 12:29:06 PM

This coin from Trier has an H under the bust for the family members of Hercules-- Maximianus and Constantius. RIC says it was issued when "Constantius' British campaign was successfully concluded" This is his campaign against Carausius and Allectus. It also commemorates the beginning of the campaign of Maximianus against the Quinquegentiani in North Africa. Though rated as "common" in RIC, they seem not so common in the wild.

Constantius I
A.D. 296- 297
CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES; laureate head right, H under bust.
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, right holding patera, left cornucopiae; B in left, Γ in right.
In ex. TR
RIC VI Trier 214a

Title: Re: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI from Trier with H under bust...family of Hercules
Post by: Victor on January 30, 2024, 05:02:16 PM

new picture...very nice coin. I like it when the coin is much better in hand than the seller pics-- though his pic was not so bad, just very dark.

Constantius I
A.D. 296- 297
Ӕ follis   24x27mm     7.1g
CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES; laureate head right, H under bust.
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, right holding patera, left cornucopiae; B in left, Γ in right.
In ex. TR
RIC VI Trier 214a

Title: Re: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI from Trier with H under bust...family of Hercules
Post by: Victor on February 16, 2024, 03:24:45 PM

I just got one for Diocletian


Diocletian
A.D. 296- 297
Ӕ follis 25x26mm   8.0g
IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG; laureate head right, H under bust.
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, right holding patera, left cornucopiae; A in left, Γ in right.
In ex. TR
RIC VI Trier 171a

Title: Re: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI from Trier with H under bust...family of Hercules
Post by: Victor on March 07, 2024, 01:32:36 PM

 

Maximianus
A.D. 296- 297
Ӕ follis 25x28mm 8.3g
IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG; laureate head right, H under bust.
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, right holding patera, left cornucopiae; B in left, Γ in right.
In ex. TR
RIC VI Trier 171b

Title: Re: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI from Trier with H under bust...family of Hercules
Post by: Victor on May 25, 2024, 01:39:09 PM

I got a Diocletian upgrade

Diocletian
A.D. 296- 297
Ӕ follis 26mm 10.3g
IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG; laureate head right, H under bust.
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, right holding patera, left cornucopiae; B in left, Γ in right.
In ex. TR
RIC VI Trier 171a

Title: Re: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI from Trier with H under bust...family of Hercules
Post by: Victor on August 09, 2024, 10:44:57 AM

i just got a nice Maximianus upgrade...now I just need Galerius to finish up.

Maximianus
A.D. 296- 297
Ӕ follis 27mm 10g
IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG; laureate head right, H under bust.
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, right holding patera, left cornucopiae; B in left, Γ in right.
In ex. TR
RIC VI Trier 171b