Nummus - Severus II as Caesar (IMP C SEVERVS PIVS FELIX AVG; GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Londinium) (305-307) front Nummus - Severus II as Caesar (IMP C SEVERVS PIVS FELIX AVG; GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Londinium) (305-307) back
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Nummus - Severus II as Caesar IMP C SEVERVS PIVS FELIX AVG; GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Londinium

 
Bronze - -
Description
Issuer
Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor
Constantius I Chlorus (Flavius Valerius Constantius) (305-306)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
305-307
Value
Nummus / Follis (¼)
Currency
Argenteus, Reform of Diocletian (AD 293/301 – 310/324)
Composition
Bronze
Shape
Round (irregular)
Technique
Hammered
Orientation
Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#370778
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.
No mintmark

Script: Latin

Lettering: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI

Translation:
To Genius (guardian spirit) of the Roman People.
London.

Edge

Plain

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Nummus - Severus II as Caesar coin is that it features the image of a Roman Emperor on one side and the personification of the Roman people (Genio Populi Romani) on the other, signifying the connection between the ruler and the people.