RIC VI Carthage 48a

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 306–AD 307

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Carthage (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Carthage under Maxentius, AD 306–AD 307, catalogued as RIC VI Carthage 48a. Obverse: Head of Maxentius, laureate, right. Reverse: Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left on decorated shield, holding Victory on globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Gold
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint: Carthage
Issuing authority: Maxentius

Design

Obverse type: Head of Maxentius, laureate, right
Reverse type: Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left on decorated shield, holding Victory on globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand
Obverse legend: MAXENTIVS NOB C
Reverse legend: ROMA - AE-TERNA

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.carth.48a
Catalogue reference: RIC VI Carthage 48a
Type corpus identifier: ric.6.carth.48a

Catalogue references

Research required

Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
Diameter and die axis not transcribed
Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
No rights-cleared photograph identified yet

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