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RIC VI Ostia 61

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RIC VI Ostia 61, AE3, Bronze, struck at Ostia, 309–312 AD. Obverse: bust of maxentius, helmeted, cuirassed, left, holding spear over right shoulder and shield on left arm. Reverse: victory, winged, draped, standing right, inscribing vot/x on shield supported by cippus, placing left foot on base of cippus; to left, captive seated left. Weight about 3.3 g, diameter 21.6 mm.
obverse RIC VI Ostia 61
obverse: Bust of Maxentius, helmeted, cuirassed, left, holding spear over right shoulder and shield on left arm
reverse RIC VI Ostia 61
reverse: Victory, winged, draped, standing right, inscribing VOT/X on shield supported by cippus, placing left foot on base of cippus; to left, captive seated left
mint Ostia weight 3.31g (5)
ruler Maxentius diameter ⌀21.6 (2)
denomination AE3 axis 6↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Maxentius, helmeted, cuirassed, left, holding spear over right shoulder and shield on left arm

MAXENTIVS P F AVG
reverse

Victory, winged, draped, standing right, inscribing VOT/X on shield supported by cippus, placing left foot on base of cippus; to left, captive seated left

VICTORIA - AETERNA AVG N or VICTORIA A-ETERNA AVG N or VICTORIA AE-TERNA AVG N
specimens (8)
KENOM 3.35g ⌀21.1 6↕
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 3.67g ⌀22.0
British Museum 3.04g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum 3.56g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum 2.93g
British Museum (RIC VI)

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RIC VI Ostia 61 (ric.6.ost.61), 309–312 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-ostia-61/ (accessed: 2026-08-23). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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