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Follis with head of Maxentius
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 307–308
Mint: Ticinum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 6.42 gm.
Credit Line
Bequest of Miss Rebecca Salisbury
Accession Number92.166
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Maxentius, laureate, right.
MAXENTIVSPFAVG
Reverse: Temple with six columns, inside which Roma seated facing, holding globe in right hand and vertical sceptre in left; temple has acroteria in form of domes.
CONSERV VRBSVAE In ex. PT
MAXENTIVSPFAVG
Reverse: Temple with six columns, inside which Roma seated facing, holding globe in right hand and vertical sceptre in left; temple has acroteria in form of domes.
CONSERV VRBSVAE In ex. PT
ProvenanceBy 1892: Miss Rebecca Salisbury Collection; bequest of Miss Rebecca Salisbury to MFA, Jan. 6, 1892