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Notes: Divus Galerius coinage consists of commemorative Roman bronze coins minted after Emperor Galerius’s death in 311 AD to mark his deification. Struck by his rival successors—Maximinus II, Licinius, and Maxentius—these coins featured Galerius with a veiled head and served as potent political propaganda to legitimize the issuers' claims to power. Collectors typically identify them by regional reverse designs like a lighted altar or a domed temple shrine, but special issues struck at Siscia under Licinius feature the goddess Fortuna holding a rudder and cornucopia. This specific reverse introduces a notorious identification issue: because the coin names the divine emperor as "Maximianus" (Galerius's official name) and features a standard Roman deity rather than a unique funerary motif, it is easily misidentified as an issue for his predecessor, Maximianus Herculius, requiring collectors to carefully verify Siscian mint marks and exact weights to confirm it belongs to Divus Galerius. Coin type: Roman Imperial Ruler: Galerius (Deified Augustus) Coin: Bronze Follis Obverse: DIVO GAL VAL MAXIMIANO - Veiled, laureate and draped bust of Divus Galerius right Reverse: FORTI FO - RTVNAE - Fortuna standing left by a wheel, holding rudder on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand Exergue: SIS Mint: Siscia (312 AD) Wt./Size/Axis: 6.64g / 26mm / 6H Rarity: Rare References: RIC VI 224 A99006