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Coin with bust of Magnentius
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 351–352
Mint: Uncertain
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 1.88 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
The Sidney A. and Ellen M. Wien Collection—Given in their memory by Claire W. and Richard P. Morse
Accession Number2004.1339
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bare-headed, draped bust of Magnentius to right.
In left field: A around: ]TIVSP[ ]
Reverse: Two Victories holding a shield inscribed VOT/V/MVLT/X.
Around: VICTORIAEDDNNA[
Below: illegible letters for the mint.
In left field: A around: ]TIVSP[ ]
Reverse: Two Victories holding a shield inscribed VOT/V/MVLT/X.
Around: VICTORIAEDDNNA[
Below: illegible letters for the mint.
ProvenanceCollected by Sidney A. Wien (1902-1962), Atlanta, Georgia, between the mid-1940's and 1962; by descent to his daughter, Claire W. Morse, in 1962; to the MFA in November 2004, gift of Claire W. and Richard P. Morse.