RIC VI, OSTIA [after 17], MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [C], OFFICINA Δ

OBVERSE	IMPCMAXENTIVSPFAVG [IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG]; bust l., laur., in imperial mantle, r. holding eagle-tipped sceptre [C].
REVERSE	AET-ERNITASA-VGN [AETERNITAS AVG N]; Castor and Pollux, each with star above cap, naked but for chlamys hanging from shoulders, stg. facing each other, each leaning on sceptre with outer arm and holding bridled horse with inner arm, wolf and twins l. between them. MOSTΔ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - C. Not attested for this reverse type (p. 403). Listed in Drost (p. 330, no. 21). Should be listed in RIC after OSTIA 17. See also: OSTIA [after 17], MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE, OFFICINA A OSTIA [after 17], MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE, OFFICINA Γ

NOTES

Weight 7.41 g; diameter 26.5 mm. Sold on Artemide auction 6E (lot 6258) in March 2011 for EUR 212. From CGB E-shop (brm_348295), sold for EUR 750. Other specimens: - sold on eBay in December 2010 for EUR 48.12; weight 6.8 g; diameter 26 mm; rev legend breaks E-R and A-V [click for picture]; - from Drost (plate 47, no. 21a/1); weight 7.05 g [click for picture].