maxentius africa

Maximian AD 286-310, second reign, AE Follis (26mm, 11.36 gram) Carthage AD 307
IMP MAXIMIANVS SEN AVG; Laur. head r.
CONSERVATOR AFRICAE SVAE; A in ex.; SE-F in fields; Carthago stg. facing, head l., holding up fruits in both hands
RIC 56; good VF, golden toned silvering

 

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Great coin @ro1974 - wish I had one of these!

 

WoWiE! Great patina, centering, strike and detail!

 

Great coin. Shouldn’t your title be “MAXIMIAN AFRICA?”

 

thanks i cannot change it/ by the picture i say it good

 

Maximian AD 286-310, second reign, AE Follis (26mm, 11.36 gram) Carthage AD 307
IMP MAXIMIANVS SEN AVG; Laur. head r.
CONSERVATOR AFRICAE SVAE; A in ex.; SE-F in fields; Carthago stg. facing, head l., holding up fruits in both hands
RIC 56; good VF, golden toned silvering

 

maxentius a type fault

 

Very nice example @ro1974


MAXIMIANUS
AE Antoninianus
OBVERSE: IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right
REVERSE: FELIX ADVENT AVGG N N, Africa standing facing, looking left, wearing elephant-skin headdress, holding standard and elephant's tusk, lion with captured bull at feet, H in right field, mintmark PKB
Struck at Carthage. AD 298
9.1g, 28mm
RIC VI 25b

 

Constantine I, as Caesar
51c
Obv: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES
Rev: SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART - Carthago, in long robe, standing, facing left, holding fruit in both hands
Γ in exergue; H in left field
27 mm, 11.0 g.

 

very nice coin.

Ro,no fruit, Should be holding an elephant tusk and standard, lion at her feet.

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Galerius with Africa, RIC VI, Carthago 26(b); C.28;
struck in Carthago, 4th officina, c.298

Africa in long robe stg. frontal, head l., headdress from elephant's skin, holding in r. hand standard and in l. hand elephant tusk; at her feet l. lion with captured bull.


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