300 AD A Copper Coin is Lost History of Downley Posted on November 20, 2019 by BrianMay 12, 2020 A copper coin, found in a field near Downley in 1904, shows the bust of the Emperor Galerius and has the inscription – MAXIMIANUS NOB(illissimus) CAES(ar). The full name of this Emperor was Galerius Valerius Maximianus, who died in 311.