RIC VI, OSTIA 37, MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA Q

OBVERSE	IMPCMAXENTIVSPFAVG [IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG]; bust l., laur., cuir., r. holding spear over shoulder, l. shield.
REVERSE	AETE-RNITASA-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. MOSTQ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - Q. RIC lists officina T (p. 404). Listed in Drost (p. 331, no. 32); all four officinae attested. See also: OSTIA 37, MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA P OSTIA 37, MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA S

NOTES

Weight 6.44 g; diameter 25 mm. Coin sold on Rauch auction 91 (lot 779) in December 2012 for EUR 240; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 21 (lot 5314) in July 2022 for CHF 350. Other specimens: - from Drost (plate 49, no. 32c/5); weight 6.08 g [click for picture].