RIC VI Rome 137

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 306–AD 307

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Rome under Maxentius, AD 306–AD 307, catalogued as RIC VI Rome 137. Obverse: Head of Maxentius, laureate, right. Reverse: Hercules, standing right, head left, leaning on club with right hand and holding bow and lion's skin 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: Rome
Issuing authority: Maxentius

Design

Obverse type: Head of Maxentius, laureate, right
Reverse type: Hercules, standing right, head left, leaning on club with right hand and holding bow and lion's skin in left hand
Obverse legend: D N MAXENTIVS PRINC
Reverse legend: HERCVLI COMITI - AVGG ET CAESS NN

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.rom.137
Catalogue reference: RIC VI Rome 137
Type corpus identifier: ric.6.rom.137

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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