RIC VI, ROMA 204, MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA Q

OBVERSE	IMPCMAXENTIVSPFAVG [IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	CONSERV-VRBSVAE [CONSERV VRB SVAE]; Roma seated facing, head l., in hexastyle temple, r. holding globe, l. sceptre, shield at side. Knobs or figures as actoteria. Pediment contains Dioscuri flanked by river-gods. H in left field. RQ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - Q. RIC lists for this type only officina S (p. 377). Listed in Drost (p. 309, no. 88). Note that according to description in RIC pediment contains Dioscuri. However, Drost distinguishes four different decorations of pediment. See also: ROMA 204, MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA P ROMA 204, MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA T ROMA 204, MAXENTIUS, REVERSE VARIETY ROMA 205, MAXENTIUS, [CORRECTION = ROMA 204, off. Q]

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Weight 6.56 g; diameter 26 mm. Coin sold on eBay in February 2008 for USD 44.86. Decoration of pediment type d: Dioscuri flanked by river-gods. Other specimens: - from Victor Clark's collection; weight 5.30 g; diameter 25-28 mm; decoration of pediment type c: Jupiter and Hercules flanked by Giants [click for picture]; - from Drost (plate 31, no. 88a/1); weight 6.68 g; decoration of pediment type b: Jupiter and Hercules [click for picture]; - from Drost (plate 31, no. 88d/1); weight 6.10 g; decoration of pediment type d: Dioscuri flanked by river-gods [click for picture].