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RIC VI Ostia 37

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RIC VI Ostia 37, AE2, Bronze, struck at Ostia, 309–312 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. Weight about 5.3 g.
obverse RIC VI Ostia 37
obverse: Bust of Maxentius, laureate, cuirassed, left, holding spear over right shoulder and shield on left arm
reverse RIC VI Ostia 37
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 5.31g (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

AETE-RNITAS - AVG N or AETE-RNITAS A-VG N or AET-ERNITAS A-VG N
specimens (2)
British Museum 5.31g
British Museum (RIC VI)

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RIC VI Ostia 37 (ric.6.ost.37), 309–312 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-ostia-37/ (accessed: 2026-08-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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