Facebook
sprite-icon-instagram
Twitter
sprite-icon-wechat
Weibo
X
sprite-icon-youtube
sprite-icon-accessible
Group 3
sprite-icon-arrow
sprite-icon-audio-description
sprite-icon-calendar
sprite-icon-camera
UI/Chevron/Large/Black
sprite-icon-chevron
Artboard 1
sprite-icon-copyright
sprite-icon-data
sprite-icon-download
sprite-icon-grid
sprite-icon-image
i
sprite-icon-list
sprite-icon-magazine
sprite-icon-maximise
sprite-icon-museum
sprite-icon-osd-minus
sprite-icon-osd-plus
Group 6
sprite-icon-pin
sprite-icon-plus
sprite-icon-print
Fill 1
sprite-icon-share
sprite-icon-shop
sprite-icon-tag
sprite-icon-tea
sprite-icon-ten-percent-tag
Artboard 1
sprite-icon-wallet
sprite-icon-zoom
Skip to main content
Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.
Menu
Main navigation
Visit
Toggle Visit submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Visit
—
Visit
—
Family visits
—
Group visits
—
Audio app
—
Out-of-hours tours
—
Tours and talks
—
Object trails
—
Accessibility
—
Food and drink
—
Late opening on Fridays
—
Museum map
Exhibitions and events
Collection
Toggle Collection submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Collection
—
Collection
—
Collection online
—
Galleries
—
Blog
—
The British Museum podcast
Learn
Toggle Learn submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Learn
—
Learn
—
Schools
—
Communities
—
Adult learning
—
Young people
Membership
Toggle Membership submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Membership
—
Membership
—
Members' events
—
Young Friends
—
Existing Members
—
Visiting as a Member
Support us
Toggle Support us submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Support us
—
Donate
—
Corporate support
—
Become a Patron
—
Supporter case studies
—
Become a Volunteer
—
Existing Patrons
—
Leave a legacy
—
American Friends of the British Museum
Secondary navigation
Shop
Search
Donate
Hide menu
coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1860,0329.44
Denomination
aureus
Description
Gold coin.
(whole)
Bust of Maxentius, draped and cuirassed, head, bare, facing front.
(obverse)
Mars, helmeted, in military dress, with cloak over both shoulders, left arm resting on shield on ground, standing right, opposite Maxentius, also in military dress, with cloak over both shoulders, standing left, holding vertical sceptre in left hand: both figures hold, in centre, on extended right arms, Victory on globe, winged, draped, standing right and raising right hand to crown emperor.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Empire
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority
Ruler:
Maxentius
Cultures/periods
Roman Imperial
Production date
308-312
Production place
Minted in:
Ostia
Materials
gold
Dimensions
Die-axis:
12 o'clock
Weight:
5.250 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
RIC6 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 6: from Diocletian's reform (AD 294) to the death of Maximinus (AD 313)
(3, p.400)
(type)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
emperor/empress
classical deity
allegory/personification
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Maxentius
Representation of:
Ares/Mars
Representation of:
Nike/Victoria/Victory
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Count John Francis William de Salis
Acquisition date
1860
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
1860,0329.44