Maxentius; AE Follis, Ticinum; Victory crowning Roma
Description:
Maxentius (307 - 312 AD). AE Follis, Ticinum mint 308-309/310 AD. IMP MAXENTIVS P F AVG; laureate head right / CONSERV VRB SVAE; Roma seated facing, head left, in tetrastyle temple, in right holding globe, left spear, being offered wreath by Victory from right; PT in ex.
Diameter:
AE23 mm
Weight:
6,78 g
Grade:
VF/aVF
Attribution:
RIC VI 108
Commentary:
olive-grey patina, good details, well centered
History:
Maxentius was proclaimed an emperor in October 306 AD creating a situation where he was actually the fifth emperor in what still was a tetrarchy.
Article Number:
054-01-04-41652