E-auction 270-192113 - brm_483201 - MAXENTIUS Follis ou nummus
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| Estimate : | 100 € |
| Price : | 91 € |
| Maximum bid : | 100 € |
| End of the sale : | 18 June 2018 14:26:30 |
| bidders : | 10 bidders |
Type : Follis ou nummus
Date: 308
Mint name / Town : Aquilée
Metal : copper
Diameter : 25 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 6,21 g.
Rarity : R2
Officine: 3e
Coments on the condition:
Patine grise. Présence de concrétions vertes au droite. Flan idéalement centré des deux côtés. Beau temple au revers
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG CONS.
Obverse description : Buste lauré consulaire de Maxence à gauche, tenant le scipio de la main droite vu de trois quarts en avant (H*2).
Obverse translation : “Imperator Maxentius Pius Felix Augustus Consul”, (L’empereur Maxence pieux heureux auguste consul).
Reverse
Reverse legend : CONSERV - VRB SVAE// AQ(GAMMA).
Reverse description : Temple hexastyle avec fronton triangulaire richement décoré et surmonté d’acrotères ; à l'intérieur, statue de Rome casquée et drapée assise sur un bouclier à gauche, tenant un globe et une haste ; le fronton triangulaire est orné d'une croix.
Reverse translation : “Conservatories Urbis Suæ”, (Les protecteurs de leur ville).
Commentary
Indication du premier consulat de Maxence. Le buste consulaire à gauche (H*2) semble beaucoup moins courant que les représentations à droite (H*4).
Historical background
MAXENTIUS
(28/10/306-28/10/312)
Augustus
Maxentius, son of Maximian, was proclaimed Caesar on October 28, 306 in Rome, then took the title of Filius Augustorum. In 307, he was proclaimed august, controlling Italy and Africa with the help of Maximian. In 308, he lost Africa with the revolt of Alexander. At the conference of Carnuntum, he was declared a public enemy, but managed to stay in Italy until 312, the year of his defeat at Ponte Milvius, at the gates of Rome, where he died by drowning in the Tiber..
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