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| Emittent | Roman Imperial Mint, Lugdunum |
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| Jahr | 383-388 |
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| Nennwert | Nummus (1⁄7200) |
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| Aversbeschreibung | Facing right, the pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of the young Augustus Flavius Victor, son of Magnus Maximus, rendered in the late Roman imperial style characteristic of the Lugdunum mint. The effigy displays the emperor in military attire, with the pearl diadem signifying imperial dignity. The surrounding Latin legend reads D N FL VICTOR P F AVG, identifying the ruler as Our Lord Flavius Victor, Pious and Fortunate Augustus. The flan is small and irregular, with heavy encrustation and patination obscuring much of the fine die detail on this example. |
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| Auflage | ND (383-388) LVGP |
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Flavius Victor was elevated to co-emperor by his father Magnus Maximus following the usurpation against Gratian in 383, a purely dynastic appointment — he was a child, possibly no older than five or six, with no independent political role. The Lugdunum mint served Maximus loyally throughout his western reign, but the dynasty it served collapsed with remarkable speed. Theodosius I defeated Maximus in 388, and Victor was executed shortly after, ending a reign that never meaningfully began.
The SPES ROMANORVM reverse type — "the hope of the Romans" — applied to a child emperor whose regime lasted under five years carries an unintended irony the mint workers could not have anticipated.