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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;seth77, post: 4555144, member: 56653&quot;]In 308 Maxentius held Italy and Africa. After a coup attempt in which his father Maximian tried to subvert some of his authority, Maximian was sent away in March-April. He would find refuge with Constantine in Trier, where his scheming would continue. In April 308 at Rome, Maxentius became consul for the first time, together with his son Romulus. Later that year, the revolt of Alexander broke out in Africa, leaving Maxentius essentially Augustus of just Italy.</p><p><br /></p><p>308 is also the year when the Basilica of Maxentius began being built in the Forum of Rome:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1127863[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>In November an attempt to save the Tetrarchy was made at the conference of Carnuntum, in which Maxentius was treated as an usurper and declared public enemy. Thus he found himself in the awkward position of being both consul of Rome and outlaw.</p><p><br /></p><p>To mark his consulship, Maxentius issued a dated coinage in April 308:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1127857[/ATTACH]</p><p><i><font size="4">AE27mm 6.76g follis,</font></i></p><p><i><font size="4">IMP MAXENTIVS P F AVG CONS; laureate and mantled (wearing decorated trabea) bust left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre.</font></i></p><p><i><font size="4">CONSERV VRB SVAE; Roma seated facing in hexastyle temple, head left, holding globe and sceptre.</font></i></p><p><i><font size="4">PT Ticinum mint.</font></i></p><p><i><font size="4">RIC VI Ticinum 103</font></i></p><p><i><font size="4">Gitbud &amp; Naumann, Auction 26, <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2289479" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2289479" rel="nofollow">Lot 775</a> (2014)</font></i></p><p><br /></p><p>The type is supposed to be common, but seems to be somewhat scarce in reality. As with most dated issues during the Late Empire, it was likely minted for a short while to mark the consulship accession.</p><p><br /></p><p>Despite being damned at Carnuntum, Maxentius did manage to keep in power until 312, when he was deposed by Constantine, a sign of the waning power and sway of the Tetrarchy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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