- Extremely Fine Roman Empire AE follis or nummus coin.
- Struck for Emperor Diocletian between 296 to 298 CE at the Heraclea Mint, HTE.
- S-12787, 9.23g (heavy flan), approx. 28mm.
- Well struck with attractive original lustrous silvering, very appealing in hand.
- Certified by NGC to XF Strike 3/5 Surface 4/5 Silvering (a few faint fissures are visible).
- Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right.
- Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, the Genius of the Roman people standing left, wearing a modius on head and pouring liquid from patera in right hand and a cornucopia in left hand, in ex HTE.
- Genius is the individual instance of a general divine nature that is present in every individual person, place, or thing.