 Contributor: Christian Ziehe.
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Issuer: | ROMULUS. AE Follis. Struck by Maxentius after Romulus' death. |
Obverse: | DIVO ROMVLO N V BIS. CONS., bare-headed bust looking right, |
Reverse: | AETERNAE MEMORIAE, temple of Romulus in the Roman Forum with domed roof, surmounted by eagle; MOSTS mint mark. |
Reference: | RIC VI 34 Ostia mint. Grade: aEF |
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For more information, read the "Maxentius" entry from De Imperatoribus Romanis. For recent scholarship on Maxentius see TOCS-IN; for book reviews, see Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews. |