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Maiorina - Decentius VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE, Aquileia
| Issuer | Western provinces, Usurpations of |
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| Year | 351-352 |
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| Value | Maiorina (1⁄72) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE VOT V MVLT X ⸙AQS. |
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Decentius was elevated to Caesar by his brother Magnentius in 351, a dynastic move intended to shore up control of the western provinces while Magnentius faced Constantius II's advancing eastern forces. The Aquileia mint had only recently been retaken by Magnentius after the city's brief, bloody resistance in 350. These coins were struck in the shadow of a regime already collapsing — Magnentius suffered a catastrophic defeat at Mursa Major in September 351, one of the most costly battles of the fourth century, and the brothers' hold on the west unraveled rapidly thereafter.
Decentius died in 353, by his own hand, days after learning of Magnentius's suicide.