Late Roman Bronze Coins

Coin talk => COTD => Topic started by: Victor on December 07, 2023, 09:46:17 PM

Title: Maxentius AETERNITAS AVG N from Ostia
Post by: Victor on December 07, 2023, 09:46:17 PM

I just bought this coin because I liked the depiction of the horses

Maxentius (306-312). Æ Nummus (25mm, 6.44g, 12h). Ostia. IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG, laureate head right. R/ AETERNITAS AVG N, Castor and Pollux facing one another, holding horses to centre and spears to outside, wolf and twins between; MOSTΓ in exergue. RIC 16.

Title: Re: Maxentius AETERNITAS AVG N from Ostia
Post by: Lech Stępniewski on December 08, 2023, 09:26:44 AM

Very nice example indeed. Should be used as plate coin in fully illustrated RIC.