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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 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of the usurper Decentius, Caesar, facing three-quarters to the right in a dynamic, frontal perspective typical of late Roman imperial portraiture. The effigy is rendered with military dress emphasizing his status as Caesar, with paludamentum and cuirass visible. The obverse legend encircles the bust, identifying the ruler by name and title. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N DECENTIVS FORT CAES A|- |
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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.