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RIC VI, OSTIA 19, MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA Δ
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OBVERSE
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IMPCMAXENTIVSPFAVG [IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG]; bust l., laur., helmet, cuir., r. holding spear over shoulder, l. shield.
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REVERSE
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AETE-RNITASA-VGN [AETERNITAS AVG N]; Castor and Pollux, each with star above cap, naked but for chlamys hanging from shoulders, stg. facing each other, each leaning on sceptre with outer arm and holding bridled horse with inner arm, wolf and twins l. between them. MOSTΔ in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED OFFICINA - Δ. RIC lists only officina A (p. 403). Listed in Drost (p. 329, no. 18); off. Δ attested.
See also:
OSTIA 19, MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA B
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NOTES
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Weight 4.76 g; diameter 24 mm. From the Münzkabinett of the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien Collection (object no. RÖ 70786). Shown in Drost (plate 47, no. 18b/1), but the weight was given as 6.75 g.
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