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.