Late Roman Bronze Coins

Coin talk => Late Roman Bronze coins => Topic started by: Victor on January 08, 2024, 12:19:52 PM

Title: Maximianus REQVIES OPTIMORVM MERIT follis from Rome
Post by: Victor on January 08, 2024, 12:19:52 PM
This is the rarer follis versus the more common fractional. Interestingly, the reverse legend on this larger sized coin was abbreviated to MERIT; while on the fractionals it was MERITORVM.  ???


Divo Maximianus
A.D. 317- 318
Ӕ follis   19mm     2.7g
DIVO MAXIMIANO SEN FORT IMP; laureate and veiled head right.
REQVIES OPTIMORVM MERIT; Maximianus seated lt. on a curule chair.
In ex. RQ
RIC VII Rome 104