RIC VI, OSTIA 37, MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA S

OBVERSE	IMPCMAXENTIVSPFAVG [IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG]; bust l., laur., cuir., r. holding spear over shoulder, l. shield.
REVERSE	AETE-RNITAS-AVGN [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. MOSTS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - S. 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 Q

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Weight 5.89 g. Coin sold on Emporium Hamburg Alpha Auction No. 2 (lot 416) in January 2019 for EUR 180. Other specimens: - from Drost (plate 49, no. 32b/5); weight 6.98 g [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in July 2011 for USD 300; now in Brent Upchurch's collection; weight 5.17 g; diameter 25 mm; rev. legend breaks E-R and A-V [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of Tomasz Speier]; - sold on eBay in May 2015; weight 4.42 g; diameter 25 mm [click for picture].