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clueless:
Dear Board,

I have here a somewhat puzzling piece of Magnentius.

The style is quite nice, but I suppose it is an unofficial issue.
RIC 310 cites a similar sized coin but with a column supporting the wreath and differences in legends.
Am I missing something here ?

obv: DN MAGNEN-TIVS PF AVG   A behind bust
rev: VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET C wreath inscribed VOT-V MVL-X

mintmark TRP

diameter 16 mm
weight 1.7 g

Any comments appreciated !

Cheers,

Clueless

Pekka K:

Unofficial, as on official coins  VOT-V MVL-X is only found in Arelate:

Heliodromus:
Probably unofficial, but ...

At Lyons (vs Trier) there are both column and no-column types in both full and half denomination types. Half with-column = RIC 125, Half no-column = RIC 143-144.

At Trier the full denomination type was also issued in column and no-column types, but as you say the only halves are RIC 310-311 with column (and per a footnote, suspected of being "irregular", presumably meaning unofficial).

It doesn't seem surprising if Trier might have issued half-value types the same as Lyons, but then where are they ?

I don't have many Trier photos to compare the style against, but certainly very well executed if unofficial.

Lech Stępniewski:
The reverse is not bad, but the portrait suggests unofficial product.

clueless:
Thank you, all of you.

Clueless

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