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Siliqua - Magnus Maximus VIRTVS ROMANORVM, Treveri
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 383-385 |
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| Value | Siliqua (1⁄24) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Magnus Maximus, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, rendered in finely detailed late antique style. The emperor's effigy displays a prominent pearl diadem securing his hair, with individual pearls clearly delineated. The paludamentum is fastened at the right shoulder with a fibula, and the cuirass is visible beneath. The encircling Latin legend reads D N MAG MAXIMVS P F AVG, identifying the usurper emperor with his full titulature. |
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| Reverse description | The personification of Roma is depicted seated on a throne, facing front with head turned to the left. She holds a globe in her right hand and a reversed spear in her left, symbolizing Roman military virtue and imperial authority. The figure is rendered in the typical late Roman schematic style, with drapery indicated in broad folds. The legend VIRTVS ROMANORVM encircles the design, praising the valor of the Romans, while the mintmark TRPS in the exergue identifies the Treveri mint, first officina. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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