RIC VI, ROMA [after 270], MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [MARTI VICTORI AVG N]

OBVERSE	IMPCMAXENTIVSPFAVG [IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	MARTIVI-CTOR-IAVGN [MARTI VICTORI AVG N]; Maxentius std. r. on cuir., l. leaning on long sceptre (or spear); Mars stg. l., l. holding standard, r. dragging prostrate captive by the hair. REQ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Not attested in RIC, but cf. ROMA 222, 269 and 270 for rev. legend. Listed in Drost (p. 319, no. 152). Coin should be listed in RIC after ROMA 270.

NOTES

Weight 8.17 g; diameter 25 mm. Coin sold on CNG auction 102 (lot 1095) in May 2016 for USD 1,800. Other specimens: - coin sold on Elsen auction 148 (lot 266) in September 2021 for EUR 650; weight 7.76 g [click for picture]; - from Drost (plate 39, no. 152/1); weight 7.58 g [click for picture].