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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug444, post: 2654291, member: 38849&quot;]I&#039;ll be the first to admit I don&#039;t know jack about ancients.&nbsp; But if it was intended to be a medallion (rather than circulate), maybe it has to do with extra effort on the die-making, and extra care with preparing the planchet?&nbsp; This is one of the best-struck and best-detailed pieces I&#039;ve ever seen.</p><p><br /></p><p>=============</p><p>Later.&nbsp; I went into Wikipedia and read several articles about Maxentius.&nbsp; He had a rather short and tumultuous reign, and was handicapped by the fact that he had no prior military experience of any importance. </p><p><br /></p><p>He was drowned after the defeat of his army by Constantine, north of Rome, as his troops fled across the Tiber.&nbsp; His body was later displayed in North Africa, as proof of his death, where a considerable number of troops had remained loyal to him.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did not see any facts or events that would explain the meaning of the coin/medal design.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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