Details
LOT 3357
Magnentius AE Centenionalis. AD 350-353.
Contemporary imitation of an issue from Lugdunum mint. D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELICITAS REIPVBLICE, emperor in military dress standing to left, holding Victory on globe and standard with Chi-Rho banner; RPLO in exergue. For prototype: RIC VIII 112; Bastien 154; Lyon 139. Good Very Fine.(3.90gr, 23mm, 5h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
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