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Maiorina - Magnentius GLORIA ROMANORVM, Lugdunum
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 350-351 |
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| Value | Maiorina (1⁄72) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Magnentius facing right, with short hair rendered in fine relief strokes. A christogram (Chi-Rho, A) is visible in the left field, a distinctive iconographic feature associated with Magnentius. The legend D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG runs clockwise around the periphery, identifying the usurper emperor by his titles Dominus Noster, Pius Felix Augustus. The portrait displays a strong, broad-faced military character consistent with the mid-fourth century provincial workshop style of Lugdunum. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG |
| Reverse description | Emperor Magnentius on horseback advancing right, thrusting a spear downward at a fallen barbarian enemy beneath the horse's hooves, who raises his arms in submission or defense. The emperor is shown in military attire, and a Chi-Rho standard (labarum) appears in the field, reinforcing the Christian imperial imagery characteristic of the period. The circumferential legend GLORIA ROMANORVM proclaims the Glory of the Romans, while the mint mark RPLG in the exergue identifies the first officina of the Lugdunum mint. The composition is dynamic and assertive, projecting military authority and Roman dominance over barbarian peoples. |
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