follis / Bronze

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 1991.02.0834
Object Name: follis
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Lot: Monks, Dr. George Richard
Object Category: Numismatic
Object Type: Coins
Cultures: Roman Imperial
Materials: Bronze

Measurements

Weight: 7.19
Diameter: 2.4

Date

Date: late 308-310 AD

Numismatic Information

Coin Denomination: follis
Coin Authority: Galerius, for Galeria Valeria
Coin Mint: Alexandria
Coin Obverse Description: Diademed draped bust of Galeria Valeria right
Coin Obverse Inscription Text: GAL VAL-ERIA AVG
Coin Obverse Inscription: GAL VAL-ERIA AVG
Coin Reverse Description: Venus standing facing, head left, right hand holding up apple, left raising drapery over left shoulder
Coin Reverse Inscription: VENERI V ICTRICI; Γ in field right; in field left and right, K P; in ex., ALE

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Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Image Size: 2272 x 1704
File Size: 156 KB
Record: 1991.02.0834
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1991.02.0834/1991_02_0834p01.tif

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