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RIC VI, ROMA, MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [MONETA AVG N]

  

OBVERSE

IMPCMAVALMAXENTIVSPFAVG [IMP C M A VAL MAXENTIVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.

REVERSE

MONETAA-VGN [MONETA AVG N]; three Monetae stg. l., each holding scales in r. hand, cornucopiae in l.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED ISSUE. Not attested in RIC VI. Listed in Gnecchi II (p. 133, no. 2). Listed in Drost (p. 325, no. 196). Should be listed in RIC before ROMA 194a.

NOTES

Æ medallion. Weight 20.78 g; diameter 32 mm. Sold on CNG Triton VIII (lot 1244) in January 2005 for USD 6,500; sold on Heritage Auctions 2019 August 15 ANA World's Fair of Money World Coins Platinum Night Auction (lot 32070) for USD 10,800. Shown in Drost (plate 44, no. 196/1).

Other specimens:

- from Gnecchi II (plate 129, no. 8); shown in Drost (plate 44, no. 196/2) [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski