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RIC VI, ROMA 208, MAXENTIUS, REVERSE VARIETY, 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 hexastyle temple, r. holding Victory on globe, l. sceptre, shield at side. Victories (?) as actoteria, pediment contains Dioscuri flanked by river-gods. RBP 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). 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 6.68 g. From Drost (plate 31, no. 89d/1).


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski