Nummus - Maxentius VOT QQ MVL X; Ostia
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Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Maxentius (306-312)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 310-312 |
| Value | Nummus / Follis (¼) |
| Currency | Argenteus, Reform of Diocletian (AD 293/301 – 310/324) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 1.6 g |
| Diameter | 17.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Number | N# 583735 |
| References | RIC VI# 281a (Rome) Harold Mattingly, Percy H. Webb, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland; 2003. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 6. From Diocletian's Reform (AD 294) to the Death of Maximinus (AD 313) (Reprint). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Maxentius, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: MAXENTIVS P F AVG
Unabridged legend: Maxentius Pius Felix Augustus.
Translation: Maxentius, pious, successful emperor.
Reverse
Lettering within wreath.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
VOT
QQ
MVL
X
Unabridged legend: Votis Decennalibus Multis Vicennalibus.
Translation: Vows (prayers) on the tenth anniversary [of the emperors rule], more for his [hoped for] twentieth anniversary.
Mint
Ostia, modern-day Rome, Italy (308-313)Manage my collection
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (310-312) | |||||||||||||||
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