Description: Magnus Maximus (383 - 388 AD). AE2, Arles mint. D N MAG MAXIMVS P F AVG; pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / REPARATIO REIPVB; emperor standing facing, head left, in left Victory on a globe crowns him, with right raising turreted woman, TCON in ex.

Diameter: AE21 mm

Weight: 4,04 g

Grade: VF/gF

Attribution: RIC IX 26(a)3

Commentary: olive patina with sand deposits, good portrait

History: Maximus, though starting as usurper, was probably the last really powerful emperor in the West and after his defeat by Theodosius I the power center of the empire shifted ultimately to Constantinople.

Article Number: 038-05-03-41652