Aureus - Galerius VIRTVS MILITVM; Rome

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Maximian Herculius (Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus) (286-305)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	298-299
Value	Aureus (10)
Currency	Argenteus, Reform of Diocletian (AD 293/301 – 310/324)
Composition	Gold
Weight	5.31 g
Diameter	19 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 467423
References	RIC VI# 8b Harold Mattingly, Percy H. Webb, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland; 2003. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 6. From Diocletian's Reform (AD 294) to the Death of Maximinus (AD 313) (Reprint). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.6.rom.8b Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) , Beaurains# 180-182 Pierre Bastien, Catherine Metzger; 1977. Le Trésor de Beaurains (dit d'Arras) = The Treasure of Beaurains (known as of Arras). Éditions Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, Belgium.

Obverse

Head of Galerius, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: MAXIMIANVS CAES

Reverse

Camp gate, doors open, three turrets in front; behind, two small turrets between two towers.
Officina and mintmark in exergue.

Script: Latin

Lettering: VIRTVS MILITVM

Mint

R	Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (298-299)												1st Officina (PR)

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