RIC VI Ostia 10

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 308–AD 312

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Ostia (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Ostia under Maxentius, AD 308–AD 312, catalogued as RIC VI Ostia 10. Obverse: Bust of Maxentius, draped, cuirassed, front. Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, standing right, giving globe to Maxentius with right hand; Maxentius, draped, cuirassed, seated left on cuirass; by his side, helmet and shield. 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: Ostia
Issuing authority: Maxentius

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Maxentius, draped, cuirassed, front
Reverse type: Victory, winged, draped, standing right, giving globe to Maxentius with right hand; Maxentius, draped, cuirassed, seated left on cuirass; by his side, helmet and shield
Obverse legend: MAXENTIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: VICTORIA - AET-ERNA AVG N

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.ost.10
Catalogue reference: RIC VI Ostia 10
Type corpus identifier: ric.6.ost.10

Catalogue references

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Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
Diameter and die axis not transcribed
Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
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