Late Roman Bronze Coins

Late Roman Bronze Forum

Constantius I as Hercules GENIO POP from Lyons

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Victor


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

Adriaan78

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

Victor