446, Lot: 410. Estimate $100. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Maxentius. AD 307-312. Æ Follis (25mm, 6.62 g, 12h). Ostia mint, 1st officina. 2nd emission, phase 1, mid AD 309-early AD 310. Laureate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over shoulder and shield / Castor and Pollux, each with star above cap, naked but for chlamys hanging from shoulders, standing facing each other, each leaning on scepter and holding bridled horse; MOSTP. RIC VI 38; Drost 31a. Good VF, dark brown patina, traces of toned silvering and deposits. Rare.