正面
正面的文字 MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES.
正面的说明书 Tête laurée de Galère à droite (O*).
正面的翻译 “Maximianus Nobilissimus Caesar”, (Maximien Noble César).
背面
背面的文字 SACRA MON VRB AVGG ET CAESS NN/ -|*// RQ.
背面的说明书 Moneta (La Monnaie) debout à gauche, tenant une balance de la main droite et une corne d'abondance de la gauche.
背面的翻译 "Sacra Moneta Urbis Augustorum et Caesarorum Nostrorum", (Monnaie Sacrée de la Ville de nos Augustes et Césars).
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历史细节
GALERIUS
(1/03/293-5/05/311)
Caesar
Galère is of humble origin. Chosen as Caesar on March 1 or May 1, 293, he was subordinate to Diocletian to help him govern the East. Galerius suffered a crushing defeat in 296 against the Sassanids but the following year he defeated Narses. According to Lactantius, he was at the origin of the persecution of Christians in 302-303. During Diocletian's illness, he pushes the latter to abdicate. Diocletian and Maximian leave power on May 1, 305 to Galerius and Constance, who become augusts. The last six years of his life, he watched helplessly as the political regime created by Diocletian: the Tetrarchy crumbled. He died on May 5, 311 after having interrupted the persecution against Christians five days earlier..