v21_3527 - MAXENTIUS Tiers de follis ou tiers de nummus
MONNAIES 21 (2004)
Starting price : 950.00 €
Estimate : 2 000.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 950.00 €
Estimate : 2 000.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Tiers de follis ou tiers de nummus
Date: 310-312
Mint name / Town : Toscane et Ombrie, Ostie (Ostia)
Metal : copper
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,32 g.
Rarity : UNIQUE
Officine: 4e
Coments on the condition:
Portrait tout à fait exceptionnel pour ce type de monnayage. Patine marron foncé. Beau revers
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : MAXENTI - VS P F AVG.
Obverse description : Tête de Maxence à droite, coiffé de la léonté .
Obverse translation : "Maxentius Pius Felix Augustus", (Maxence pieux et heureux auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : VOT/ X/ FEL/.
Reverse description : Légende en quatre lignes.
Reverse legend : D
Reverse translation : “Votis decennalibus Felicitati”, (Vœux décennaux heureux).
Commentary
Poids très lourd. Semble complètement inédit et non répertorié pour l’officine, et l’atelier. Ne peut appartenir à l’atelier d’Aquilée à cause de la lettre d’officine (delta) qui n’y existe pas. Seul l’atelier d’Ostie semble convenir car il a fonctionné avec quatre officines et utilise la numérotation grecque en 309. Carthage aurait pu convenir, mais tombe entre les mains d’Alexandre en 308. Nous aurions donc affaire à un tiers de follis de l’atelier d’Ostie, frappé par anticipation pour les decennalia de Maxence. il faudrait donc déplacer, comme le font les Italiens, l’unique pièce connue de la troisième officine de l’atelier d’Aquilée à celui d’Ostie (cf. RIC., p. 326, n° 128). Manque à tous les ouvrages consultés.
Very heavy weight. Seems to be completely unpublished and unlisted for the workshop and the workshop. Cannot belong to the workshop of Aquileia because of the workshop letter (delta) which does not exist there. Only the workshop of Ostia seems suitable because it operated with four workshops and used Greek numbering in 309. Carthage could have been suitable, but fell into the hands of Alexander in 308. We would therefore be dealing with a third of follis from the workshop of Ostia, struck in anticipation for the decennalia of Maxentius. it would therefore be necessary to move, as the Italians do, the only known piece from the third workshop of the workshop of Aquileia to that of Ostia (cf. RIC., p. 326, no. 128). Missing from all the works consulted
Very heavy weight. Seems to be completely unpublished and unlisted for the workshop and the workshop. Cannot belong to the workshop of Aquileia because of the workshop letter (delta) which does not exist there. Only the workshop of Ostia seems suitable because it operated with four workshops and used Greek numbering in 309. Carthage could have been suitable, but fell into the hands of Alexander in 308. We would therefore be dealing with a third of follis from the workshop of Ostia, struck in anticipation for the decennalia of Maxentius. it would therefore be necessary to move, as the Italians do, the only known piece from the third workshop of the workshop of Aquileia to that of Ostia (cf. RIC., p. 326, no. 128). Missing from all the works consulted