File 103 - Roman Imperial bronze follis depicting Constantius I & Genius Populi Romani.

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Roman Imperial bronze follis depicting Constantius I & Genius Populi Romani.

Level of description

File

Reference code

SCA367-GA423-103

Class of material specific details area

Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)

Authority: Roman emperor Diocletian. Mint: Alexandria, Egypt, Roman Empire. Denomination: follis.

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Date(s)

  • 300-301 CE (Creation)

Physical description area

Physical description

1 coin : AE ; 2.5 cm diam. 9.42g

Archival description area

Name of creator

(1891-1981)

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

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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.