Late Roman Bronze Coins

Coin talk => COTD => Topic started by: Victor on June 07, 2024, 01:20:43 PM

Title: Maxentius as Caesar SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART from Carthage
Post by: Victor on June 07, 2024, 01:20:43 PM

I already have a nice example of Maxentius as Caesar; but I got this one because it is a plate coin in Drost.

Maxentius
A.D. 306
27mm 10.8g
M AVR MAXENTIVS NOB CAES; Laureate head right.
SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART; Carthage standing facing, head left, holding fruits in both hands; H in left field.
In ex. Δ
RIC VI Carthage 51a; Drost 14/14 (this coin).

plate coin in "Le monnayage de Maxence" by Vincent Drost

Classical Numismatic Group 84, 5 May 2010, lot 1474; Münzzentrum 114 (8 January 2003), lot 863.