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Aureus with head of Maxentius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 307–312
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 5.39 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number59.508
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Maxentius, laureate, right.
MAXENTI VSPFAVG
Reverse: Roma seated left on chair, left hand holding long scepter, right extended holding globe on which Victory, right, offering wreath.
CONSERVA TOR VRBISSVAE in exergue: PR
MAXENTI VSPFAVG
Reverse: Roma seated left on chair, left hand holding long scepter, right extended holding globe on which Victory, right, offering wreath.
CONSERVA TOR VRBISSVAE in exergue: PR
ProvenanceFrom a hoard with a Mediterranean origin, including MFA 59.494-59.512 (published in the Illustrated London News, November 14, 1959); 1959: with Spink & Son, Ltd., 5, 6 & 7 King Street, St. James's, London, S.W. 1; purchased by MFA from Spink & Son, Ltd., September 17, 1959, for
£ 18,000/-/- (this is the total price for 59.494-59.512)
£ 18,000/-/- (this is the total price for 59.494-59.512)