Description: Magnentius (350 - 353 AD). AE Centenionalis, Arelate mint. D N MAGNENTIVS P FAVG; bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right, A behind / VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE; two Victories standing, facing each other, together holding wreath reading VOT-V-MVL-X with Chi-Rho above, I below, PAR in ex.

Diameter: AE18 mm

Weight: 4,06 g

Grade: VF/VF

Attribution: RIC 184; LRBC 441; B/Magnentius 272 (4 ex.)

Commentary: dark green patina with lighter faint deposits, good details, tight flan

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: 054-04-05-41652