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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Constantinian Era| > |Magnentius| > RL72445
Magnentius, 18 January 350 - 10 August 353 A.D.
|Magnentius|, |Magnentius,| |18| |January| |350| |-| |10| |August| |353| |A.D.|, On 3 June 350, Iulius Nepotianus proclaimed himself emperor and entered Rome with a group of gladiators. On 30 June, Marcellinus, a trusted general of Magnentius, defeated and killed Nepotian. Nepotian's head was put on a lance and paraded around Rome.
RL72445. Billon heavy maiorina, RIC VIII Trier 271, LRBC II 55, Bastien MM 32, SRCV V 18798, Cohen VIII 20, Hunter V 20, Choice VF, well centered and struck, some porosity, marks, 2nd officina, Treveri (Trier, Germany) mint, weight 6.616g, maximum diameter 22.8mm, die axis 180o, 18 Jan 350 - spring 351 A.D.; obverse D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed "heavy" bust right, A behind; reverse GLORIA ROMANORVM (glory of the Romans), Magnentius in military dress galloping right, shield on left arm, spearing a barbarian before horse kneeling left with outstretched hands, shield and broken spear on the ground below horse, TRS followed by a crescent in exergue; ex Seaver Collection; SOLD










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Weiller, R. Die Münzen von trier, 1. Teil. (Düsseldorf, 1988).
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