RIC VI Ostia 12

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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 12. Obverse: Head of Maxentius, laureate, right. Reverse: Mars, standing right, giving Victory on globe to Maxentius with right hand and leaning on shield with left hand; Maxentius, draped, cuirassed, standing left, holding sceptre in left hand. 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, giving Victory on globe to Maxentius with right hand and leaning on shield with left hand; Maxentius, draped, cuirassed, standing left, holding sceptre in left hand
Obverse legend: MAXENTIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: MARTI PROP-AG-ATORI AVG N

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.ost.12
Catalogue reference: RIC VI Ostia 12
Type corpus identifier: ric.6.ost.12

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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