Follis - Decentius VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE; Lugdunum

Reverse

Two Victories standing face to face, both holding between them a shield inscribed VOT / V / MVLT / X in four lines; SV in the field; workshop and dispensary marks in exergue.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE
VOT / V / MVLT / X
SV
RPLG

Edge

Plain

Comment

Decency was the brother of Magnence. He left for the Gauls in order to drive out the Germans; he gave them a battle and lost it. Magnence, defeated at Murse, called Decence to his aid; on the way, at Sens, he learned of the death of his brother; then, desperate and surrounded by enemies, he strangled himself with his belt in 353.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Décence était le frère de Magnence. Il partit pour les Gaules afin d'en chasser les Germains ; il leur livra bataille et la perdit. Magnence, vaincu à Murse, appela Décence à son secours ; en chemin, à Sens, il apprit la mort de son frère ; alors, désespéré et entouré d'ennemis, il s'étrangla avec sa ceinture en 353.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Follis - Decentius coin is that it was minted during a time of political instability in the Western Roman Empire, specifically during the Usurpations of Western provinces. Despite being issued by a usurper, the coin still bears the name and titles of the legitimate emperor, Constantius II, indicating that Decentius was trying to legitimize his rule by associating himself with the established imperial authority.

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