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Maxentius VICTORIA AETERNA AVG N from Rome

Started by Victor, September 07, 2023, 09:35:25 PM

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I just got a great buy from eBay ;D. This coin sold in a CNG auction in 2019 (eAuction 453 #626) and I bought if for about half what it sold for at CNG. It is also a plate coin in Le monnayage de Maxence by Vincent Drost (122c/17).

Issued for the quinquennalia (5 year anniversary) of Maxentius

Maxentius
A.D. 310- 311
Half follis   20mm    2.9g
MAXENTIVS P F AVG; Helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over right shoulder and shield on left.
VICTORIA AETERNA AVG N; Victory seated right, inscribing VOT/ X on shield set on pillar; to left, captive seated left, head right.
In ex. RQ
RIC VI Rome 232; Drost 122c/17

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