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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Tetrarchy| > |Maxentius| > RT91637
Maxentius, February 307 - 28 October 312 A.D.
|Maxentius|, |Maxentius,| |February| |307| |-| |28| |October| |312| |A.D.|, With the legend CONSERV VRB SVAE, Maxentius declares he is the Savior of the City (Rome), protecting its customs and privileges.
RT91637. Billon follis, RIC VI Ticinum 108, SRCV IV 14995, Cohen VII 39, Hunter V 8 var. (2nd officina), aEF, attractive toned brown surfaces, tight flan, slightly uneven strike with exergue weak, 1st officina, Ticinum (Pavia, Italy) mint, weight 5.292g, maximum diameter 24.4mm, die axis 0o, 309 - 310 A.D.; obverse IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG, laureate head right; reverse CONSERVAT VRB SVAE (Guardian of the city traditions), Roma seated facing in ornate hexastyle temple (on left), head left, holding globe in right hand, to her right Victory stands left offering a wreath with right hand, holding palm frond in left hand, pediment empty, knobs as acroteria, P T in exergue; from the Maxwell Hunt Collection; SOLD










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