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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Constantinian Era| > |Magnentius| > RL91648
Magnentius, 18 January 350 - 10 August 353 A.D.
|Magnentius|, |Magnentius,| |18| |January| |350| |-| |10| |August| |353| |A.D.|, Strabo wrote, "The Romans possess Lugdunum, founded below a ridge at the confluence of the Arar and the Rhone. It is the most populous of all the other cities except Narbo; for it is a center of commerce, and the Roman emperors strike their silver and gold coinage there." (4.3.2). Mint dates of operation: 15 B.C. - c. 90 A.D., 195 - 196, and c. 254 - 423. Mintmarks: LG, LVG
RL91648. Billon heavy maiorina, RIC VIII Lyons 130, Bastien MM 182, LRBC II 223, Hunter V 43, SRCV V 18820, Cohen VIII 68, Choice EF, much silvering, excellent portrait, well centered and struck, tight flan, small green encrustations, 1st officina, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, weight 5.291g, maximum diameter 21.0mm, die axis 180o, 18 Jan 350 - 351 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 holding wreath containing VOT V MVLT X, pellet over SV below, RPLG in exergue; from the Maxwell Hunt Collection; SOLD











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