When You Buy a Coin because of the Reverse

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This has to be one of the most attractive coin I've seen in months !!!

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Let me throw in this Maxentius. I have a paucity of architectural types and it seems like every time I bid on one I lose. Even took me quite awhile to get a decent Maxentius at a reasonable price - this one from a Romae Aeternae auction - hammered at $50...

Maxentius was the son of Maximian Herculis and Emperor of Rome between 306 and 312 A.D. when he was defeated by Constantine at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. Before the battle Constantine purportedly saw an image of the Chi-Rho in the heavens, so as the story goes he had his soldiers paint the symbol on their shields, confident that God would lead them to victory.

Maxentius, 306-312 A.D.

Type: AE Follis, Rome mint (probably) 308-310 A.D.

Obverse: Laureate head of Maxentius right, IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG

Reverse: Roma seated facing left, holding orb, in hexastyle temple with peaked roof, wreath in pediment, CONSERV VRB SVAE

Reference: RIC 210; Sear 14987