Details
LOT 3359
Magnentius BI Centenionalis. AD 350-353.
Treveri mint. 1st officina. D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right; A behind / GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor on horseback to right, holding shield and spearing enemy on ground before him, broken spear and shield beneath horse; TRP(crescent) in exergue. RIC VIII 271. Very Fine - Good Very Fine.(4.34gr, 23mm, 6h).
Provenance
Ex Compton Dundon Hoard, found in Somerset, 2017.
Footnotes
The Compton Dundon Hoard consisted of 564 Roman Nummi, a large proportion of which were issues of the usurper Magnentius and Decentius, issued AD 350-353.
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