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Coin Portraying Emperor Galerius Maximianus

305-311
Bronze

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

On the front (obverse) of this coin, the emperor Galerius Maximianus is shown facing right and wearing a crown of laurels. On the back (reverse), the standing figure of a genius holds a cornucopia in one hand while the other pours liquid from a type of shallow dish called a patera.

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