6-2940

RIC VI, ROMA [after 280], MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE

  

OBVERSE

[IMPCM]AXENTIVSPFAVG [IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir., seen from rear.

REVERSE

CONSERV-VRBSVAE [CONSERV VRB SVAE]; Roma std. facing, head l. in hexastyle temple, r. holding globe, l. sceptre, shield on l. side (?); knobs as acroteria; wreath in pediment.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE. Not atested in RIC for this type of rev. (p. 384-385). Listed in Drost (p. 326, no. 202). Should be listed in RIC after ROMA 280.

NOTES

Fraction. Weight 2.60 g. Sold on eBay in May 2012 for USD 800. This coin illustrated in Drost (plate 44, no. 202/1).


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski