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<p>[QUOTE="Ancient Aussie, post: 3184009, member: 80147"]I couldn't resist this coin after seeing <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/zumbly.57495/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/zumbly.57495/">zumbly</a>'s fantastic RIC VI: 208 busy pediment if you missed his post here's the link...<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/eh-whats-that-in-your-pediment.276537/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/eh-whats-that-in-your-pediment.276537/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/eh-whats-that-in-your-pediment.276537/</a> it also sought of reminds me of the dancers in John Travolta's Saturday night fever. Any way I figure it will take me ages to find one like his so this will do in the meantime. It's a shame the flan shape does not allow for reverse full inscription.[ATTACH=full]820965[/ATTACH]</p><p>Good VF Maxentius follis. Quite scarce with Dioscuri in pediment.</p><p><br /></p><p>6.79 g, 23.1 x 25.2 mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC VI:208 for Rome. Struck 308-310 AD.</p><p><br /></p><p>OBV.: Maxentius right, IMP C MAXENTIVS PF AVG.</p><p><br /></p><p>REV.: Roma seated facing, head left, in hexastyle temple, holding globe and scepter, shield at side; Dioscuri in pediment and Victories as acroteria, CONSERV VRB SVAE, REP in exergue.</p><p>Also notice quite a few variations of his bust facial features of his coinage, <span style="color: #ff0000">post your Maxentius portrait coins.</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ancient Aussie, post: 3184009, member: 80147"]I couldn't resist this coin after seeing [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/members/zumbly.57495/']zumbly[/URL]'s fantastic RIC VI: 208 busy pediment if you missed his post here's the link...[url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/eh-whats-that-in-your-pediment.276537/[/url] it also sought of reminds me of the dancers in John Travolta's Saturday night fever. Any way I figure it will take me ages to find one like his so this will do in the meantime. It's a shame the flan shape does not allow for reverse full inscription.[ATTACH=full]820965[/ATTACH] Good VF Maxentius follis. Quite scarce with Dioscuri in pediment. 6.79 g, 23.1 x 25.2 mm. RIC VI:208 for Rome. Struck 308-310 AD. OBV.: Maxentius right, IMP C MAXENTIVS PF AVG. REV.: Roma seated facing, head left, in hexastyle temple, holding globe and scepter, shield at side; Dioscuri in pediment and Victories as acroteria, CONSERV VRB SVAE, REP in exergue. Also notice quite a few variations of his bust facial features of his coinage, [COLOR=#ff0000]post your Maxentius portrait coins.[/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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