RIC VI, ROMA 208, MAXENTIUS, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA S

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 Victory on globe, l. sceptre, shield at side. Victories (?) as actoteria, pediment contains Dioscuri flanked by river-gods. RBS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE VARIETY. Specimen similiar to ROMA 208 except for Victory on globe instead of globe only. Listed in Drost (p. 309, no. 89d and 89i). Note, however, that Drost distinguishes seven different decorations of pediment and this coin is described as having pediment which contains Jupiter and Hercules flanked by Giants. See also: ROMA 208, MAXENTIUS, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA S ROMA 208, MAXENTIUS, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA Q

NOTES

Weight 6.10 g. From Drost (plate 31, no. 89d/3). Other specimens: - from Drost (plate 31, no. 891/1); weight 6.76 g; decoration of pediment: Dioscuri flanked by busts of horses [click for picture].