Caesar, A.D. 293-305
Augustus, A.D. 305-311
Bronze Nummus
Ticinum mint, A.D. 295-296
Obv: MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES
Rev: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI - Genius, modius on head, naked but for chlamys hanging from shoulder, holding patera and cornucopiae
ST in exergue
RIC 30b
28mm, 9.9g.
Ruthless, scheming and manipulative, Galerius Valerius Maximianus, called Galerius to distinguish him from his co-ruler Maximian, tried to take over the Tetrarchy by appointing puppets as Caesars. He also initiated relentless persecution of the Christians. In the end, however, all his efforts proved fruitless. Early Christian historians claim that his slow, painful and humiliating death was punishment from God for his treatment of the Christians.
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