Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Roman Imperial bronze follis depicting Constantius I & Genius Populi Romani.
Level of description
File
Reference code
Class of material specific details area
Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Authority: Roman emperor Diocletian. Mint: Alexandria, Egypt, Roman Empire. Denomination: follis.
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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300-301 CE (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
1 coin : AE ; 2.5 cm diam. 9.42g
Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Born April 12, 1891 to William Thomas Pyke and Annie Warner, Edgar William Pyke was a high school classics teacher who collected coins to use for teaching examples for his classes. Raised in Toronto, he attended McMaster University until his schooling ... »
Scope and content
Obverse: Laureate head facing right. Legend: FL(avius) VAL(erius) CONSTANTIVS NOB(ilissimus) CAES(ar)
Reverse: Genius standing left, pouring out patera (no liquid visible) and holding cornucopia. Legend: GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI. Exergue/Mint marks: XXI/Γ//ALE(xandria)
Notes area
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated in 2019 by Elizabeth Kerr.
Language of material
- Latin
Standard number area
Standard number
- RIC VI 31a and ERIC II p. 786, no. 477
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Constantius I (Caesar 286-305 CE, Augustus 305-306 CE) (Subject)
- Diocletian (Augustus 284-305 CE) (Subject)
- Genius Populi Romani (Subject)
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Control area
Status
Draft
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created JB March 2111
Updated 2024-10-14 AC
Language of description
- English
Sources
Suarez, Rasiel. Eric II: The encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins. Tumwater, Wash: Dirty Old Books, 2010.