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A holed bronze centenionalis of Decentius with a reverse showing two Victories Coin Type: Holed bronze cententionalis of Decentius, Caesar 350-353 CE
Mint and Date: Aquileia, officina 3, 351-353 CE
Size and Weight: 21mm x 22mm, 4.40g
Obverse: D N DECENTI-VS FORT CAES
Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Field Marks: A behind bust.
Reverse: VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAES
Two Victories facing one another, holding between them a wreath inscribed VOT/X/MVLT/X.
Field Marks: Dot over star in low centre field.
Exergue: AQT
Provenance: coin.ages (eBay), September 2008
Ref: RIC VIII Aquileia 174
BW Ref: 001 038 130
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Note: This coin is listed on WildWinds under Decentius, Aquileia RIC 174.

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