RIC VI, ROMA [after 223], MAXENTIUS, REVERSE VARIETY

OBVERSE	IMPCMAXENTIVSPFAVG [IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VICTOR-IAAVGN [VICTORIA AVG N]; Victory advancing l., r. holding wreath, l. palm, captive std. to l. RBP in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED REVERSE VARIETY. Specimen similar to ROMA 223 except for the presence of std. captive. Note that this variety is obviously more common than the variety without captive. Listed in Drost (p. 313, no. 112). Coin should be listed after ROMA 223.

NOTES

Weight 7.00 g; diameter 24.97 mm. From Victor Failmezger's collection (no. 156 in RBC); photo by Doug Smith. Other specimens: - from Jacquier auction 36 (lot 669), Summer 2009; also shown in Drost (plate 35, no. 112e/1); weight 6.00 g; rev. legend break I-A [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in February 2015 for EUR 77; sold on CNG eAuction 493 (lot 664) in June 2021 for USD 70; weight 6.38 g; diameter 23 mm; rev. legend breaks O-R-I-A [click for picture]; - from Dirty Old Coins; rev. legend breaks O-R-I [click for picture]; - from FORVM ANCIENT COINS; weight 6.572 g; diameter 24.7 mm; rev. legend breaks O-R-I [click for picture]; - from Drost (plate 35, no. 112b/1); weight 7.02 g; rev. legend breaks O-R-I [click for picture]; - from Drost (plate 35, no. 112b/7); weight 5.58 g; rev. legend breaks O-R-I [click for picture]; - from Drost (plate 35, no. 112c/1); weight 6.82 g [click for picture]; - from Drost (plate 35, no. 112c/5); weight 5.84 g [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in June 2017 for USD 57.65 (photo from Victor's Imperial Coins); weight 4.43 g; diameter 22.5-24 mm [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of Mariusz Graczyk]; - from Berk Buy or Bid Sale 118 (lot 579), January 2001; weight 3.00 g (sic!) [click for picture].