★ Rare Galerius as Augustus ★

LONDON TETRARCHIC: Galerius (305-311), AE follis, issued c. 305-307. London, 9.05g, 28mm. Rare (only 1 on acsearch).
Obv: IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG; Laureate and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: GENIO POPV–LI ROMANI; Genius standing, facing left, head surmounted by a modius, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left arm; no mark in ex.
RIC VI 42 (London); CT (Cloke & Toone) 4.03.004 (S).
From the James Pickering Romano-Britannic Collection (please see lot 122 for details).
Pickering notes that unmarked London issues for Galerius as Augustus are rare; this is a superior example.

For historical context, see lot 146.