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RIC VI Ostia 18

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RIC VI Ostia 18, AE2, Bronze, struck at Ostia, 309–309 AD. Obverse: bust of maxentius, laureate, cuirassed, left, holding spear over right shoulder and shield on left arm. 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 6.1 g.
obverse RIC VI Ostia 18
obverse: Bust of Maxentius, laureate, cuirassed, left, holding spear over right shoulder and shield on left arm
reverse RIC VI Ostia 18
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
mint Ostia weight 6.07g (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, cuirassed, left, holding spear over right shoulder and shield on left arm

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
specimens (2)
British Museum 6.07g
British Museum (RIC VI)

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RIC VI Ostia 18 (ric.6.ost.18), 309–309 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-ostia-18/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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