1976.79.866: Coin (AE2) of Magnentius
Coins
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1976.79.866
- People
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Magnentius, Roman (r. 350 - 353 CE)
- Title
- Coin (AE2) of Magnentius
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 351-353
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lugdunum (Gaul)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine
- Culture
- Roman Imperial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/181968
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 4.7 g
- Die Axis
- 6
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: DN MAGNENTIVS P F AVG
- Reverse Inscription: VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE[S]
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Bastien 174 or 192; RIC VIII 236, p. 186.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
- Accession Year
- 1976
- Object Number
- 1976.79.866
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obverse: Bust of Magnentius r.; draped, cuirassed, and bareheaded; A behind.
Reverse: Two Victories standing, holding a wreathed inscription VOT / V / MVLT / X. SV beneath. In exergue, RPLG.
Verification Level
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