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Egypt. Alexandria. Galerius as Caesar, 293-305. Tetradrachm (Billon, 17.70 mm, 7.74 g) dated RY 3 (= 294-295) ΓΑΛ ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟϹ Κ Laureate and cuirassed bust of Galerius right. Rev. Bust of Zeus right, wearing taenia and drapery on left shoulder, L Γ (date) across fields. Geissen - . Milne - . BMC - . Dattari - . Emmett 4240. Apparently unpublished. Good Very Fine. Ex CNA IV 21 September 1988, lot 355. In the first tetrarchy (293-305 AD) Galerius, a brave general, was the Caesar of Diocletian, whose daughter Galeria Valeria he had married in second marriage. This exceptional tetradrachm of the third year (294-295 AD) is still to be considered the only known specimen and in excellent conditions of conservation, minting and well-centred with original patina. Lively the portrait of the leader Caesar on the obverse, and austere the laureate bust of Roman Zeus turned right on the reverse.

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Egypt. Alexandria. Galerius as Caesar, 293-305. Tetradrachm (Billon, 17.70 mm, 7.74 g) dated RY 3 (= 294-295) ΓΑΛ ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟϹ Κ Laureate and cuirassed bust of Galerius right. Rev. Bust of Zeus right, wearing taenia and drapery on left shoulder, L Γ (date) across fields. Geissen - . Milne - . BMC - . Dattari - . Emmett 4240. Apparently unpublished. Good Very Fine. Ex CNA IV 21 September 1988, lot 355. In the first tetrarchy (293-305 AD) Galerius, a brave general, was the Caesar of Diocletian, whose daughter Galeria Valeria he had married in second marriage. This exceptional tetradrachm of the third year (294-295 AD) is still to be considered the only known specimen and in excellent conditions of conservation, minting and well-centred with original patina. Lively the portrait of the leader Caesar on the obverse, and austere the laureate bust of Roman Zeus turned right on the reverse.