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Maiorina - Magnentius FELICITAS REIPVBLICAE, Arelate
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 350-353 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Felicitas facing left, helmeted and draped, holding a long caduceus in her right hand and a cornucopia in her left, symbolizing prosperity and abundance of the Roman state. A military standard (vexillum) adorned with the Chi-Rho (Christogram) monogram is depicted to her right, a notable iconographic element reflecting the Christian sympathies of the period. The field letter F appears to the left of the figure. The reverse legend FELICITAS - REIPVBLICAE flanks the figure, and the exergue bears the mint mark CONST or similar Arelate officina mark. The composition is well-centered with clear, deeply struck lettering typical of the Arelate mint's output during Magnentius's reign. |
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Magnentius seized power in January 350 by murdering Constans at a villa near the Pyrenees, triggering a civil war that consumed the western empire for three years. His Arelate mint — modern Arles — was one of his primary production centers, and the maiorina denomination was struck in volume to pay troops and project legitimacy he had no dynastic right to claim. The conflict ended at the Battle of Mons Seleucus in 353, after which Magnentius took his own life, and the Constantinian dynasty moved swiftly to damnatio memoriae his coinage.