Maxentius. As Princeps and Caesar, AD 306-307. Æ Follis (29.5mm, 10.55 g, 6h). Carthage mint, 4th officina. 1st emission, end AD 306-early spring 307. Near VF.

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Roman Imperial, Bronze

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Maxentius. As Princeps and Caesar, AD 306-307. Æ Follis (29.5mm, 10.55 g, 6h). Carthage mint, 4th officina. 1st emission, end AD 306-early spring 307. Laureate head right / Carthage standing facing, head left, holding fruits in both hands; H|–//Δ. RIC VI 51a; Drost 14. Dark brown and green patina. Near VF. Rare.

The abdication of Diocletian and Maximianus as Augusti in AD 305, with the subsequent elevation of their of their junior partners, Galerius and Constantius I, to the post, and the appointment of Maximinus II and Severus II as the new Caesars, was intended to provide a smooth and meritocratic transition of power. The sudden death of Constantius I at York in AD 306, however, changed that arrangement. His son, Constantine, was declared Augustus, setting in motion a political problem that was only resolved when Constantine defeated Licinius at Chrysopolis in AD 324. Seeing that the rules of succession no longer applied, Maxentius exploited discontent in the city of the Rome, spurned by the tetrarchs, and proclaimed himself Princeps Invictus and Caesar later in AD 306. Unlike Constantine I, Maxentius did not try to usurp Severus II, although he was the one to ultimately execute him in late AD 307.

Closing Date and Time: 18 March 2026 at 14:33:40 ET.

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