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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Constantinian Era| > |Magnentius| > RL84442
Magnentius, 18 January 350 - 10 August 353 A.D.
|Magnentius|, |Magnentius,| |18| |January| |350| |-| |10| |August| |353| |A.D.|, On 28 September 351, at the Battle of Mursa Major, Constantius II defeated the usurper Magnentius. The battle was one of the bloodiest in Roman military history. During the fighting Marcellinus, a general of Magnentius was killed, but Magnentius himself survived.
RL84442. Billon heavy maiorina, RIC VIII Lyons 145, LRBC II 231, Bastien MM 194, SRCV V 18821, Cohen VIII 69, Hunter V -, VF, green patina, sharp portrait, some legend unstruck, areas of porosity, 1st officina, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, weight 4.619g, maximum diameter 21.8mm, die axis 180o, Aug - end 352 A.D.; obverse D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG, bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, A behind; reverse VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE (victories of our lords, Emperor and Caesar), two Victories standing confronted, together holding wreath containing VOT V MVLT X in four lines, Chi Rho (Christogram) above, SP below, RPLG in exergue; SOLD










REFERENCES

Bastien, P., J-B. Giard, et al. Le monnayage de l'atelier de Lyon. (Wetteren, 1972 - 2003).
Compas, D., N. Parisot, M. Prieur & L Schmitt. Lyon Monnaies Romaines Collection Daniel Compas. cgb.fr. (2006).

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