Harvard Art Museums > 2005.115.267: Follis of Galerius Caesar, Alexandria Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Follis of Galerius Caesar, Alexandria (Galerius) , 2005.115.267,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/21437. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2005.115.267 People Galerius, Roman (r. 305 - 311 CE) Title Follis of Galerius Caesar, Alexandria Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 302 -03 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt) Period Roman Imperial period, Late Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/21437 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 10.53 g Die Axis 12 Denomination follis Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES Reverse Inscription: GENIO POPV / L / ROMANI S-P; A Provenance Recorded Ownership History Collection of Margarete Bieber State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number RIC VI 35 b p.665 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund Accession Year 2005 Object Number 2005.115.267 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: Laureate bust of Galerius to r. Rev.: Genius standing facing l, naked except for chlamys over shoulder, wearing modius on his head, holding patera i r. hand and cornucopiae in l. Exhibition History Re-View: S422 (Ancient rotation) "The Scholar as Collector: Margarete Bieber (1879-1978)", Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/15/2011 - 06/18/2011 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
