RIC VI, OSTIA 38, MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA Q

OBVERSE	IMPCMAXENTIVSPFAVG [IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG]; bust l., laur., helm., 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 only officina P (p. 404). Listed in Drost (p. 331, no. 31); all four officinae attested. See also: OSTIA 38, MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA S OSTIA 38, MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA T

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Weight 7.49 g; diameter 25 mm. Coin sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 106 (lot 766) in August 2021 for EUR 1,500. Other specimens: - from the collection of Brutus; weight 5.48 g; diameter 23.55-25.37 mm; rev. legends breaks E-R and A-V [click for picture]; - from Drost (plate 49, no. 31a/9); weight 7.10 g [click for picture]; - sold on Naville Numismatics Live Auction 22 (lot 693) in May 2016 for GBP 140; weight 6.26 g; diameter 24.5 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in November 2011 for USD 33.61; weight 5.8 g; diameter 24 mm; rev. legends breaks E-R and A-V [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of Tomasz Speier].