TYPE Roman Empire, Maxentius (306-312 AD), copper follis, struck 308-11 AD, Ostia (port of Rome) mint DESCRIPTION . Obv: Laureate head of Maxentius to right; legend: IMP C MAXENTIVS PF AVG Rev: Victory advancing left, legend: VICTORIA AET[ERNA AVG N], MOST in exergue REFERENCE: SR 3783 GRADING: VF, highlighted dark patina w/ some encrustation, rev. bit o/c, scarce mint ORDER INFO: R2562, $45 Maxentius, the losing foe of Constantine the Great at the fateful battle following the latter's Christian revelation, survived for years as a pretender to the throne in the aftermath of the crumbling tetrarchy. Ostia - the Mediterranean port of Rome - is a scarce mint, as it was used for less than five years.