Skip to main content

Bronze nummus of the emperor Galerius (as Caesar): CM.RI.2030-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Bronze nummus of the emperor Galerius (as Caesar)

Maker(s)

Mint: London

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Old University Collection

Dating

Production date: circa AD 296

Components of the work

Object Diameter 26.32 mm Weight 9.67 g

Materials used in production

Bronze

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Laureate head right.

  • Text: C VAL MAXIMIANVS NOBIL C
  • Location: Obverse
  • Type: Design

Inscription present: Genius, draped, standing left holding cornucopia and patera

  • Text: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI
  • Location: Reverse
  • Type: Design

Inscription present: mint mark

  • Text: -/-//LON
  • Location: Exergue
  • Type: Design

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.RI.2030-R
Primary reference Number: 215705
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 7 April 2017 Updated: Friday 7 April 2017 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bronze nummus of the emperor Galerius (as Caesar)" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/215705 Accessed: 2024-11-22 07:07:05

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/215705 |title=Bronze nummus of the emperor Galerius (as Caesar) |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-22 07:07:05|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-215705

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...