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Denomination: Follis
Era: 309 CE
Metal: AE
Obverse: DIVO ROMVLO N V BIS CONS. Bare head right. Bare head right.
Reverse: AETERNA MEMORIAE / M OST P. Domed hexastyle temple; on roof, eagle standing right, head left.
Mint: Ostia
Weight: 7.32 g.
Reference: RIC 34
Provenance: Naumann Auction 102, 4-APR-2021, lot 745
Very sharp from early crisp die state and reverse with reflective fields. Slightly oval flan and reverse weakness at mintmark. Otherwise almost EF.
Romulus was born c. 306, the son of Maxentius and Valeria Maximilla, daughter of Galerius. He held two consulships with his father in 308 and 309. He died during his second consulship, so he was not much more than 3 years old at is death. Coins of three denominations (follis, half and Third follis) were struck for Romulus in the mints of Rome and Ostia.
Collection : The Tetrarchy to the defeat of Maximinus 313 AD.