Description: Magnentius (350 - 353 AD). AE Centenionalis, Rome mint 350 AD. IMP CAE MAGNENTIVS AVG; bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVG LIB ROMANOR; emperor, in military dress, standing right, holding standard with eagle on the banner and olive branch, foot placed on the shoulder of a bareheaded captive, RQ in ex.

Diameter: AE24 mm

Weight: 4,14 g

Grade: VF/aVF

Attribution: RIC VIII Rome 177

Commentary: scarce; grass green patina with two darker patches on obverse

History: In the decisive Battle of Mursa Major Magnentius led his forces personally on the battlefield, wheras Constantius II prayed the whole day in the nearby chapel.

Article Number: 060-02-04-42384