Follis
Diocletian
Roman Imperial
Treveri
Germany
Roman Empire
296-297
Silvered Bronze
Weight: 27.3 g
Diameter: 1 1/16 in. (27.3 mm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of W. Clark Harrington, Class of 1928
165.24.29837
Geography
Place Made: Germany, Europe
Period
1-500
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Laureate head of Diocletian right; IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, left up, right down, inwardly
Reverse: Nude frontal Genius standing left, patera in extended right hand, cornucopia in crook of left arm; GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, left up, right down, inwardly; TR in exergue;
Exhibition History
Artifacts of the Roman Empire, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 18-November 5, 1990.
Provenance
William Clark Harrington (1905-2007), Class of 1928; Brookfield, Connecticut; given to present collection, 1965.
Catalogue Raisonne
RIC, Vol. VI: p. 181, no. 170a
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