RIC VI, ROMA 213, MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA P

OBVERSE	IMPCMAXENTIVSPFAVG [IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	CONSERV-VRBSVAE [CONSERV VRB SVAE]; Roma seated facing, head l., in tetrastyle temple, with shield at side, l. holding sceptre, r. giving globe with Victory (?) to Maxentius, stg. r. in military dress with foot on seated captive (?) and holding sceptre; pediment with Dioscuri flanked by river-gods; male figures with torches (?) as acroteria. RBP in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - P. RIC lists for ROMA 213 only officina S (p. 378). Listed in Drost (p. 310, no. 92); also only officina S attested. Additionally, this coin may be regarded as a new separate variety because the description of rev. does not match the description in RIC (and may be disputable). Note, however, that RIC attributes as ROMA 213 coins with few different reverses. See fotnote 6 on p. 378 and compare example of ROMA 213 cited in RIC (BM 1909,0901.152, 6.36 g; shown in Drost on plate 33, no. 92a/1); with Roma seated l. on shield giving globe without Victory, empty pediment etc.

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Weight 7.0 g; diameter 24 mm. Ex Carmine Aquilino. Now in Constantine Venetis' collection [click for another picture].