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RIC VI, AQUILEIA [before 125], MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND

  

OBVERSE

IMPCMAXENTIVSPFAVGCONSII [IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG CONS II]; bust r., laur., in imperial mantle, r. holding eagle-tipped sceptre.

REVERSE

CONSERV-VRBSVAE [CONSERV VRB SVAE]; Roma seated facing, head l. in hexastyle temple, r. holding globe, l. sceptre; shield by side; statues or knobs as acroteria; star in pediment. AQP in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND. Not attested for this issue (p. 325). Listed in Paolucci & Zub (no. 171). Listed in Drost (p. 289, no. 28). Should be listed in RIC before AQUILEIA 125.

NOTES

Weight 5.78 g; diameter 24 mm. Coin sold on Numismatik Lanz auction 100 (lot 507) in November 2000 for DEM 500.

Other specimens:

- from Drost (plate 8, no. 28/1); weight 6.97 g; shown in Paolucci & Zub (p. 60, no. 171) [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski