RIC VI Ostia 11

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 308–AD 312

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Ostia (ancient mint)

Uncertain value in silver struck at Ostia under Maxentius, AD 308–AD 312, catalogued as RIC VI Ostia 11. Obverse: Head of Maxentius, laureate, right. Reverse: Mars, standing right, extending right hand to standing female figure and holding sceptre in left hand; between, wolf and twins, standing left. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Uncertain value

Technical characteristics

Mint
Ostia
Issuing authority
Maxentius

Design

Obverse type
Head of Maxentius, laureate, right
Reverse type
Mars, standing right, extending right hand to standing female figure and holding sceptre in left hand; between, wolf and twins, standing left
Obverse legend
MAXENTIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
MARTI P-ROPAG - IMP AVG N or MARTI PR-OPAG - IMP AVG N

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.ost.11
Catalogue reference
RIC VI Ostia 11
Type corpus identifier
ric.6.ost.11

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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