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RIC VI Ticinum 84a

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 307

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

AE2 in bronze struck at Ticinum under Maxentius, AD 307, catalogued as RIC VI Ticinum 84a. Obverse: Head of Maxentius, laureate, right. Reverse: Roma, draped, seated front, head left, in hexastyle temple, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand; as acroteria, knobs; in pediment, wreath. Obverse legend: MAXENTIVS P F AVG. Reverse legend: CONSERVATORES VRB SVAE.

Related types with the same reverse, struck at other mints or with different marks or bust details, are consolidated here and listed under varieties: RIC VI Ticinum 84b.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
4
Catalogue references
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Historical context

Maxentius, the son of former emperor Maximian, took power as Roman emperor in 306 and ruled in Italy and North Africa until his death in 312. Although unrecognized by his fellow imperial colleagues, he held the recognition of the Senate in Rome and devoted significant attention to the ancient capital and its traditions. This coin was produced in AD 307 at Ticinum, an ancient city in Gallia Transpadana where a Roman mint had operated since being transferred from Mediolanum by Aurelian in 275.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
AE2

Technical characteristics

Mint
Ticinum
Issuing authority
Maxentius

Design

Obverse type
Head of Maxentius, laureate, right
Reverse type
Roma, draped, seated front, head left, in hexastyle temple, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand; as acroteria, knobs; in pediment, wreath
Obverse legend
MAXENTIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
CONSERVATORES VRB SVAE

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match. 1 near-identical catalogue variant is consolidated into this entry.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.tic.84a
Catalogue reference
RIC VI Ticinum 84a
Type corpus identifier
ric.6.tic.84a
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

Documentation checklist

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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC VI Ticinum 85

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC VI Ticinum 84b

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

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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