Lot 3500

Description

Ancient Roman, AE Folles, Maximianus, (A.D. 286-305 first reign), Cyzicus mint, issued A.D. 297-9, (12.03 grams), obv. laureate head of Maximianus to right in high relief, around IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, rev. around GENIO POPV LI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, holding patera and cornucopiae, KE in exergue, (cf.S.3633, RIC 12b); Galerius Maximian, (A.D. 305-311), Thessalonica mint, issued A.D. 303-4/5, (9.42 grams), obv. laureate head of Galerius to right, around GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, rev. around GENIO POPV L I ROMANI, Genius standing to left, holding patera and cornucopiae, TS in exergue, **G* in right field, (cf.S.3709, RIC 26b); Maxentius, (A.D. 306-308), Aquileia mint, issued 307-9, (6.14 grams), obv. laureate head to right, around IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG, rev. tetrastyle temple, within which sits Roma to left, around CONSERV VRB SVAE, AQP in exergue, (S.3781, RIC 116); Maximinus II as Caesar, (A.D. 305-308), AE folles, Cyzicus mint, issued A.D. 308 (7.50 grams), obv. laureate head of Galerius to right, around IMP C CAL VAL MAXIMINUS P F AVG, rev. around GENIO IMPERATORIS, Genius Standing left holding patera and cornucopiae, [MKV] in exergue, star to left, crescent to right (S.3753, RIC 43). Nearly very fine - extremely fine. (4)