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Nummus - Constantius I GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Treveri

Nummus - Constantius I (GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Treveri) - obverseNummus - Constantius I (GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Treveri) - reverse

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Features

Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Caesar Constantius I Chlorus (Flavius Valerius Constantius) (293-305)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 305-306
Value Nummus / Follis (¼)
Currency Argenteus, Reform of Diocletian (AD 293/301 – 310/324)
Composition Bronze
Weight 9.91 g
Diameter 27.5 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
526989
References RIC VI# 644a
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.tri.644a
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)
, Cohen# 116
Description historique des monnaies frappées sous l'Empire Romain. Paris, France (13 volumes).
, RCV IV# 14176
David R. Sear; 2011. Roman Coins and Their Values / Volume 4. The Tetrarchies and the Rise of the House of Constantine AD 284-337. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

Bust of Constantius Chlorus, laureate, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP CONSTANTIVS P AVG

Unabridged legend: Imperator Constantius Pius Augustus.

Translation: Supreme Commander Constantius I, duitiful emperor.

Reverse

Genius, turreted, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.
Letters across fields.
Officina and mintmark in exergue.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI
S-F

Unabridged legend: Genio Populi Romani.

Translation: To the Genius (guardian) of the Roman people.

Mint

TR Augusta Treverorum / Treveri, modern-day Trier, Germany

Comments

Coin is featured in Part I of the award-winning series, Artifacts of Empire, published by The Explorist UK - Winner of The 2025 Prize in Numismatic Literature.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (305-306)  1st Officina (PTR)

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