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RIC VI Ostia 15

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RIC VI Ostia 15, AE2, Bronze, struck at Ostia, 309–309 AD. Obverse: bust of maxentius, laureate, wearing imperial mantle, left, holding eagle-tipped scetpre in right hand. Reverse: castor and pollux, wearing caps, nude, chlamys draped over shoulders, standing facing each other, both leaning on sceptre with outer hand and holding bridled horse with inner hand. Weight about 6.8 g.
obverse RIC VI Ostia 15
obverse: Bust of Maxentius, laureate, wearing imperial mantle, left, holding eagle-tipped scetpre in right hand
reverse RIC VI Ostia 15
reverse: Castor and Pollux, wearing caps, nude, chlamys draped over shoulders, standing facing each other, both leaning on sceptre with outer hand and holding bridled horse with inner hand
mint Ostia weight 6.83g (1)
ruler Maxentius diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination AE2 axis ↕ (0)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Maxentius, laureate, wearing imperial mantle, left, holding eagle-tipped scetpre in right hand

IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG
reverse

Castor and Pollux, wearing caps, nude, chlamys draped over shoulders, standing facing each other, both leaning on sceptre with outer hand and holding bridled horse with inner hand

AETE-RNITAS - AVG N
specimens (2)
British Museum 6.83g
British Museum (RIC VI)

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RIC VI Ostia 15 (ric.6.ost.15), 309–309 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-ostia-15/ (accessed: 2026-09-17). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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