6-192

RIC VI, ROMA 220, MAXENTIUS, [CORRECTION]

  

OBVERSE

IMPCMAXENTIVSPFAVG [IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.

REVERSE

MARTICO-M-ITIAVGN [MARTI COMITI AVG N]; Mars, with cloak flying, advancing r., r. holding transverse spear, l. shield, l. foot on std. captive with tied hands to r. RBT in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

[CORRECTION]. The description in RIC is incomplete and omits captive. Listed in Drost (p. 312, no. 104) with correct description but these correction is not noted.

NOTES

Weight 7.24 g. From the British Museum Collection (reg. no. B.2084; cited in RIC).

Other specimens:

- from Victor Failmezger's collection (no. 137 in RBC); photo by Doug Smith; weight 5.70 g [click for picture];

- from Drost (plate 34, no. 104/2); weight 5.55 g [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski