© CGB
© CGB
Maiorina - Magnentius VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAES; Treveri
352 year| Bronze | 5 g | 22 mm |
| Issuer | Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
|---|---|
| Emperor | Magnentius (350-353) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 352 |
| Value | Maiorina (1⁄72) |
| Currency | Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 5 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#143196 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 82% |
Reverse
Two Victories, winged, draped, facing each other, holding between them a wreath inscribed VOT/V/MVLT/X.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAES
VOT / V / MVLT / X
TRP
Comment
Flavius Magnus Magnentius is proclaimed on January 18, 350, thanks to its speed and an important diplomatic activity which enabled him to seize Brittany, Gaul, Italy and part of the Balkans; but it does not succeed in being recognized by Constance II. Magnence wipes a severe defeat with Mursa in September 351. Obliged to beat in retreat, it loses Italy the following year before seeing Gaul invaded by the generals of Constance. Beaten in the Mount Seleucus close to Gap, he committed suicide in Lyon on August 10, 353.
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it features the image of Magnentius, who was a usurper emperor of the Roman Empire, meaning he seized power without being legitimately appointed or elected. Despite his illegitimate rule, Magnentius was able to maintain control over a significant portion of the empire for several years, and his coins are still studied and collected by historians and numismatists today.
