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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 7834313, member: 86498&quot;]Some years ago I traded a very rare follis of Maxentius in rather poor condition for this coin.</p><p>Romulus Ae Follis Rome 310-311 AD Obv Head right bare. Rv. Hexastyle domed shrine door slightly ajar RIC 256 Drost 176 6.60 grms 15 mm[ATTACH=full]1346723[/ATTACH]We know very little about this individual except that he died in 309 AD. Determining his age is a problem because we really do not know when his father Maxentius was born either. After his death he received divine status. The shine built to house his cult still stands in the Roman forum. Known as the Basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano, this structure incorporates the former shine build for Romulus and uses that structure as an entrance.[ATTACH=full]1346725[/ATTACH]</p><p>From this picture we can still discern something of what this structure originally looked like. we can still see the central domed building as well as some of the columns set on either side of the door. Modern reconstructions do not show this building with six columns. Instead they show four. However when this coin was minted the shrine would have been most likely still under construction.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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