Severus II; AE Quarter Follis, Siscia; Genius
85,00 €
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.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE19 |
| Weight [g]: | 2,58 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | RIC 170a |
| Commentary: | scarce; olive-green patina with minute traces of silvering, minor roughness |
Historical Context
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.
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