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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Tetrarchy| > |Maxentius| > RT64550
Maxentius, February 307 - 28 October 312 A.D.
|Maxentius|, |Maxentius,| |February| |307| |-| |28| |October| |312| |A.D.|, The Latin reverse legend abbreviates, "Saluis Augustoris et Caesaribus Felicitas Karthago," meaning, "Blessed Carthage, the Salvation of the two Augusti and two Caesars." This coin refers to the good fortune provided by Carthage to the emperors. When the Nile floods were deficient and Egypt suffered scarcity, Roman ships importing wheat steered for Carthage, from which they brought back a sufficient supply to the eternal city.
RT64550. Billon follis, RIC VI Carthago 51a, Cohen VII 103, SRCV IV 14944, VF, well centered on a full flan, 4th officina, Carthage (near Tunis, Tunisia) mint, weight 10.839g, maximum diameter 29.1mm, die axis 0o, as caesar, late 306 A.D.; obverse M AVR MAXENTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right; reverse SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART (Blessed Carthage, the Salvation of the two Augusti and two Caesars), Carthage standing facing, head left, holding up fruits in both hands, H left, Δ in exergue; very scarce; SOLD










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