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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.485
People
Magnentius, Roman (r. 350 - 353 CE)
Title
Coin (AE2) of Magnentius, Trier
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
351-353
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Trier (Germania)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181970

Physical Descriptions

Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.98 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IM CAE MAGENTIVS AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: FELICITAS REI PVBLICE

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC VIII 264, p. 158; Bastien 24

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.176.485
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bust of Magnentius r., draped, cuirassed, and bareheaded.
Reverse: Magnentius standing l. in military dress holding orb in right hand and standard with chi-rho on banner in left hand; A to left; TRP in exergue.

Verification Level

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