Drost Plate Coin

453, Lot: 626. Estimate $100. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Maxentius. AD 307-312. Æ Half Follis (19.5mm, 2.94 g, 6h). Decennalia issue. Rome mint, 4th officina. 5th-6th emissions, AD 310-311. Helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over shoulder and shield / Victory seated right, inscribing VOT/ X on shield set on pillar; to left, captive seated left, head right; RQ. RIC VI 232; Drost 122c/17 (this coin). Green patina, earthen deposits, minor cleaning marks. VF.

Ex Ronald Bude Collection.