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RIC VI, AQUILEIA 119, MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA Γ

  

OBVERSE

IMPMAXENTIVSPFAVGCOSII [IMP MAXENTIVS P F AVG COS II]; bust r., laur., in imperial mantle, r. holding eagle-tipped sceptre.

REVERSE

CONSERV-VRBSVAE [CONSERV VRB SVAE]; Roma seated facing, head l. in hexastyle temple, r. holding globe, l. sceptre; shield by side; knobs as acroteria; wreath in pediment. AQΓ in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OFFICINA - Γ. RIC lists only officina S (p. 326). Listed in Drost (p. 290, no. 34); but officina Γ is not attested. Note also that Drost regards all coins with this rev. type and obv. legends 1b, 1c and 1d (AQUILEIA 119) as hybrids: rev. from earlier emission with obv. from later emission.

NOTES

Weight 7.36 g; diameter 28 mm. Sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 103 (lot 919) in June 2021 for EUR 350.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski