7-1473

RIC VI, ROMA [before 142], MAXENTIVS, UNLISTED ISSUE [MARTI CONSERV AVGG ET CAESS NN, 2 aurei]

   

OBVERSE

MAXENTIVSPRINCINVICT [MAXENTIVS PRINC INVICT]; head r., rad.

REVERSE

MARTICO-NSERV-AVGGETCAESSNN [MARTI CONSERV AVGG ET CAESS NN]; Mars advancing r. in military dress, r. holding transverse spear, l. shield. PR in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED ISSUE. Not attested in RIC. Rev. similar to ROMA 148 (NAC 34, lot 206, 5.42 g; aureus).

Listed in Drost (p. 298, no. 11). Should be listed in RIC before ROMA 142.

NOTES

AV medallion of 2 aurei. Weight 10.31 g. Partinico Hoard no. 105. Sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 84 (lot 1196) in May 2015 for CHF 110,000. Shown in Drost (plate 18, no. 11/1).


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski