E-auction 600-567238 - brm_411298 - MAGNENTIUS Double maiorina, (GB, Æ 1)

MAGNENTIUS Double maiorina, (GB, Æ 1) XF

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Estimate :	280 €
Price :	108 €
Maximum bid :	120 €
End of the sale :	14 October 2024 14:13:20
bidders :	9 bidders

Type : Double maiorina, (GB, Æ 1)

Date: 353

Mint name / Town : Amiens

Metal : copper

Diameter : 25 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 6,47 g.

Rarity : R2

Catalogue references :

C.30 - RIC.41 - LRBC.20 - B/Magnence141 - RCV.18778 (325$)

Obverse

Obverse legend : D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F A[VG].

Obverse description : Buste tête nue, drapé et cuirassé de Magnence à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (A°).

Obverse translation : “Dominus Noster Magnentius Pius Felix Augustus”, (Notre seigneur Magnence pieux heureux auguste).

Reverse

Reverse legend : SALVS DD [NN AVG ET] CAES/ -|-// AMB..

Reverse description : Grand chrisme accosté de l'alpha et de l'oméga.

Reverse translation : "Salus Dominorum Nostrorum Augustus et Cæsar" (la santé de nos seigneurs auguste et césar).

Commentary

Exemplaire de la première réduction pondérale de la double maiorina de Magnence en début 353. Semble plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.