RIC VI Ostia 17, AE2, Bronze, struck at Ostia, 309–309 AD. Obverse: bust of maxentius, laureate, wearing imperial mantle, right, holding eagle-tipped scetpre in right hand and victory on globe in left 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; between, wolf and twins, standing left. Weight about g.
obverse
Bust of Maxentius, laureate, wearing imperial mantle, right, holding eagle-tipped scetpre in right hand and Victory on globe in left 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; between, wolf and twins, standing left
AETE-RNITAS - AVG N or AETE-RNITAS A-VG N or AET-ERNITAS - AVG N or AET-ERNITAS A-VG N
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RIC VI Ostia 17 (ric.6.ost.17), 309–309 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-ostia-17/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA