RIC VI, ROMA 232, MAXENTIUS, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA T

OBVERSE	MAXENTI-VSPFAVG [MAXENTIVS P F AVG]; bust l., laur., helm., cuir., r. holding spear over shoulder, l. shield.
REVERSE	VICTORIAA-ETERNAAVGN [VICTORIA AETERNA AVG N]; Victory stg. r., writing VOT/X on shield on pillar; seated captive to l., turning head. RT in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	BUST TYPE VARIETY. Specimen similar ROMA 232 (BM B.2106, 2.84 g; cited in RIC) except for helmet laureate instead of plain. Listed in Drost (p. 314, no. 122b and 122d; diff. rev. breaks). See also: ROMA 232, MAXENTIUS, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA P

NOTES

Half-follis. Weight 3.21 g; diameter 22 mm. Sold on CNG Triton XIV (lot 831) in January 2011 for USD 1,000. Shown in Drost (plate 36, no 122d/4). Other specimens: - from Numismatik Naumann auction 74 (lot 477), February 2019; weight 3.05 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Bertolami Fine Art E-Auction 43 (lot 793) in July 2017 for GBP 50; weight 2.76 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture].