3 Solidi - Magnentius Horse head up; LIBERATOR REIPVBLICAE; Aquileia

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Magnentius (350-353)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	351
Value	3 Solidi
Currency	Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395)
Composition	Gold
Weight	13.35 g
Diameter	34 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 460759
References	RIC VIII# 122 John P. C. Kent; 1981. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 8. The Family of Constantine I (AD 337–364). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.8.aq.122 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) , Biaggi Rome# 2281 Silvia Mani Hurter (ed.). Leo Biaggi Collection of Roman gold coins and medallions. , B/Magnence# pl. 10, 302 Pierre Bastien; 1964. Le monnayage de Magnence (350-353). Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, Belgium. , Kent & Hirmer# 669 John P. C. Kent, Bernhard H. Overbeck, Armin U. Stylow, Max Hirmer, Albert Hirmer; 1973. Die Römische Münze = The Roman Coin. Hirmer, Munich, Bavaria, Germany. , Paolucci&Zub# 529 Raffaele Paolucci, Artur Zub; 2000. La monetazione di Aquileia Romana = The Roman Imperial Coinage of Aquileia. Self-published, Padova, Italy.

Obverse

Bare headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Magnentius right, seen from front.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP CAES MAG-NENTIVS AVG

Unabridged legend: Imperator Caesar Magnentius Augustus.

Translation: Supreme Commander and Caesar, Magnentius, emperor.

Reverse

Nimbate Magnentius in military attire with cloak flying behind, riding on stallion stepping right with head upwards offering his right hand to raise turreted and draped figure of Republica bowing left, cloak billowing behind, cornucopia and end of cloak in left hand, the other end of her cloak in right.
Mintmark and officina in exergue.

Script: Latin

Lettering: LIBERATOR·REI·PVBLICAE

Translation: Liberator of the republic.

Mint

SMA	Aquileia, Italy

Comments

Jelocnik, RN 1967, 4 and pl. XXXV, 4.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (351)												4th Officina (SMAQ)

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