Severus II; AE Quarter-Follis, Siscia; Genius
Description:
Severus II (Caesar: 305 - 306 AD). AE Quarter Follis, Siscia mint 305-306 AD. FL VAL SEVERVS NOB C; laureate head right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Genius standing left, modius on head, with chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopia; SIS in ex.
Diameter:
AE19 mm
Weight:
2,58 g
Grade:
aVF/aVF
Attribution:
RIC 170a
Commentary:
scarce; olive-green patina with minute traces of silvering, minor roughness
History:
As a Caesar Severus was a junior colleague of Constantius I and after his death he was declared by Galerius the augustus of the West.
Article Number:
009-05-08-45200