
RIC VI, AQUILEIA [before 119], MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE
OBVERSE
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IMPMAXENTIVSPFAVGCOSII [IMP MAXENTIVS P F AVG COS II]; bust r., laur., in imperial mantle, r. holding eagle-tipped sceptre.
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REVERSE
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CONSERV-VRBSVAE [CONSERV VRB SVAE]; Roma seated l. on shield in tetrastyle temple, r. handing globe to Maxentius (in military dress, stg. r.), l. holding sceptre; seated captive between; male figures holding long transverse torches as acroteria; wolf and twins in pediment. AQS in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED REVERSE TYPE. Reverse type similar to AQUILEIA 113-114 (except for male figures with torches as acroteria instead of Victories; see AQUILEIA 114, MAXENTIUS, REVERSE VARIETY) but not attested for Group IV. Listed in Paolucci & Zub (no. 177). Coin should be listed before AQUILEIA 119.
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NOTES
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Weight 5.88 g. From Paolucci & Zub (p. 61, no. 177) [Thanks to the collaboration of Tomasz Speier].
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