RIC VI Ostia 36, AE2, Bronze, struck at Ostia, 309–312 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 7.6 g.
| mint | Ostia | weight | 7.59g (1) |
| ruler | Maxentius | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | AE2 | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset | OCRE |
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 or AETE-RNITAS A-VG N or AET-ERNITAS A-VG N
specimens (2)
bm
7.59g
loading
bm-ric.6