6-1046

RIC VI, AQUILEIA [after 114], MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE

  

OBVERSE

IMPCMAXENTIVSPFAVG [IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG]; bust l., laur., dr., cuir., raising r. hand.

REVERSE

CONSERV-VRBSVAE [CONSERV VRB SVAE]; Roma seated l. on shield in tetrastyle temple, r. handing globe to Maxentius (in military dress, stg. r.), l. holding sceptre; seated captive between; Victories as acroteria; wolf and twins in pediment. AQP in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE. Not attested for Maxentius' coinage from Aquileia. Listed in Paolucci & Zub (no. 176). Listed in Drost (p. 290, no. 38). Coin should be listed after AQUILEIA 114 - but note that AQUILEIA 113-114 and other varieties with the same rev. type in fact belong to Group IV.

See also:
AQUILEIA [after 118A], MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE
AQUILEIA [after 122], MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE

NOTES

Weight 6.72 g. From the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 1980,1126.5).

Other specimens:

- from Drost (plate 9, no. 38a/1); weight 6.47 g; shown in Paolucci & Zub (p. 61, no. 176) [click for picture];

- from Drost (plate 9, no. 38a/3) [click for picture];

- from Drost (plate 9, no. 38a/4); weight 7.00 g [click for picture];

- from Drost (plate 9, no. 38b/1); two figures holding torches as acroteria (Dianae Luciferae?) [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski