As (Coin) Portraying Emperor Galerius
305-311
Roman, minted in Alexandria, Egypt
Ancient Mediterranean
The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the head of Emperor Galerius, facing right. The back (reverse) depicts Genius, standing to the left, wearing a modius (hat), holding a patera (dish), from which liquid flows. In the other hand is a cornucopiae. Galerius was emperor from 305-311.
Bronze