Lot 5001

Description

Magnentius, (351 A.D.), AE 25 (centenionalis), Aquileia mint, (5.73 g), obv. Around D N MAGNEN TIVS P F AVG, bare headed bust of Magnentius to right, draped and cuirassed, behind in field A; rev. GLORIA RO MANORVM around, in exergue branch A Q S branch, if field to left A, to right a star, Emperor, nimbate, in military dress galloping to right, without shield, spearing barbarian kneeling left with outstretched arms in front of horse, below horse, shield and broken spear, (S.18802, RIC 160); another, (351-352 A.D.), AE 22 (centenionalis), Amiens mint, (4.63 g), obv. Around D N MAGNEN TIVS P F AVG, bare headed bust of Magnentius to right, draped and cuirassed, behind in field A; rev. VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE around, in exergue A M B crescent, Two Victories facing one another, holding between them a wreath inscribed VOT/V/MVLT/X, wreath is surmounted by Christogram, (S.18817, RIC 23). Both about extremely fine. (2)

Ex Dr V.J.A. Flynn Collection and previously from Noble Numismatics Sale 107 (lot 3992) and also coming from an old Hungarian collection.
(2)