Watch List notes:

Maxentius, 307-312. Follis (Bronze, 25 mm, 5.98 g, 11 h), Aquileia, spring/summer 308-circa end of 309. IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG Laureate head of Maxentius to right. Rev. CONSERV VRBS SVAE / AQP Roma, on the right, seated left on shield within tetrastyle temple, holding spear in her left hand and handing globe with her right to Maxentius, on the left, standing right and holding scepter in his left hand; at his feet, captive seated to right, head turned to left; on the architrave, she-wolf standing left, suckling Romulus and Remus; at each end of architrave, Victory presenting wreath. Drost 35b. Paolucci & Zub 173. RIC 113. A sharply struck and very attractive piece with a wonderful reverse. Very minor weakness on the reverse. Extremely fine.


From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang.