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Maiorina - Decentius VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE, Amiens
| Issuer | Western provinces, Usurpations of |
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| Year | 350-353 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (350-353) AMB |
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Decentius was elevated as Caesar by his brother Magnentius in 351, a dynastic move intended to shore up control of the western provinces while Magnentius himself faced Constantius II in the east. The campaign ended catastrophically at Mursa Major in 351 — one of the bloodiest battles of the fourth century — and the brothers' position deteriorated rapidly thereafter. When Magnentius died by his own hand in August 353, Decentius followed suit days later.
Amiens served as a significant mint for the usurpation, and RIC VIII Amiens 6 is among the scarcer issues from that workshop.