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296 NGC XF Diocletian Follis Nummus Roman Empire Genius Heraclea Mint (26040302C)

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  • 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.