In the last Savoca Blue auction, there was quite a bit of interest in a Maxentius Temple coin in just average condition. I patiently waited till last day before bidding hoping not to draw to much attention to it as it had the special type pediment that zumbly,Jochen and dougsmit either have or have an interest in. As it turns out a lot of others were doing the same thing as the price went high enough (130 Euro) for me to re-consider as not a bargain any more as it has an adhesion over some of the characters standing in the pediment and not sure if I could get it off. Maxentius AD 306-312. Rome Follis Æ 26 mm., 5,70 g. A close up of this and the other pediments shown on CoinTalk. Zumbly's Jochen's The Savoca one seems to have a few differences to the CT members type the main one is the stance of the corner statues who seem to be (walking) like an Egyptian.
Nice one! It's little things like this that make collecting interesting. My pediment is relatively austere, with only a wreath for decoration:
Neat! I think the statues were meant to be in the same pose, but die engraver missed out the 'skipping ropes'. Detail highlighted below in a @TIF-gif:
anyone interested in these coins should definitely get the book by Vincent Drost Le Monnayage De Maxence (306-312 APRÈS J.-C.) below are some of the examples pictured
For all Roman Temple fans, look at what has been sold by Christie’s auction lately for 240 000US $... https://www.christies.com/features/...odel-of-a-Roman-temple-9580-1.aspx?sc_lang=en
...my temple is empty: Maxentius 307-312 AD CE AE Follis 25 mm Roma (Rome), c. 307-308 AD.Obv. IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG, laureate head right.Rev. CONSERVATORES VRB SVAE, Roma seated facing in hexastyletmple, holding globe and sceptre; shield at side.Ex. R*T.RIC VI, p. 376, 194a (S).
I saw one of these on eBay a month or two ago. I took a run at it in the same way... hoping nobody had noticed it but I wasn't the only one. It sold for more than I had bid but not by too much. This may even be the same coin.
