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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cucumbor, post: 2569689, member: 4298&quot;]Great coins. The Romulus is a tough one. I&#039;ve been lucky to acquire a decent one almost 20 years ago</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0621-310.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b> SHRINE, Romulus, Posthumous follis </b> Follis struck in Ostia, 1st officina</p><p>DIVO ROMVLO N V BIS CONS, Bare head of Romulus right</p><p>AETERNAE MEMORIAE, Temple with domed roof surmounted by eagle, M OST P at exergue</p><p>7.35 gr</p><p>RC #3786 var, Cohen #4</p><p><br /></p><p><i>The Temple of Divus Romulus is a circular building with a concave facade preceded by columns on the Via Sacra. It was probably a temple for Romulus, the son of emperor Maxentius, but it has also been identified as the Temple of Jupiter Stator and as the sanctuary of the penates publici. The building is located between the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina and the Basilica of Maxentius.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>When emperor Maxentius&#039; son Romulus died in 307 CE, he was deified and hence a temple was built in his honour. Coins commemorating Romulus often depict a round building with a varying number columns in front. Some of them probably show the round mausoleum of Romulus on the Appian Way, others might portray the temple, which has led to the identification of the rotunda on the Via Sacra with the Temple of Divus Romulus. The location would be likely, given Maxentius&#039; building activities nearby.</i></p><p>Explanations are copied from : <a href="http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/176_Temple_of_Romulus.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/176_Temple_of_Romulus.html" rel="nofollow">http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/176_Temple_of_Romulus.html</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>Q[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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