Follis
Constantius Chlorus
Roman Imperial
Lugdunum
Gaul
Roman Empire
301-303
Silvered Bronze
Weight: 10.45 g
Diameter: 1 1/16 in. (27.3 mm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of W. Clark Harrington, Class of 1928
165.24.29897
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
1-500
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Constantius; CONSTANTIVS NOB C, left up, right down, inwardly Reverse: Nude frontal Genius standing left, modius on head, patera in extended right hand over altar, cornucopia in crook of left arm; GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, left up, right down, inwardly; PLC in exergue; B in field to right of Genius
Provenance
William Clark Harrington (1905-2007), Class of 1928; Brookfield, Connecticut; given to present collection, 1965.
Catalogue Raisonne
RIC, Vol. VI: p. 252, no. 166a
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