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Contributor: Jim Shaffer.
Issuer:
DECENTIUS
, Caesar under his brother Magnentius in AD 351-353. AE Centenionalis.
Obverse:
MAG. DECENTIVS NOB. CAES., Bare headed and cuirassed bust right.
Reverse:
VICTORIAE D. D. N. N. AVG. ET CAE., Two victories standing facing each other, holding between them shield inscribed VOT. V MVLT. X.
Reference:
Sear 4054 var. Grade: Extremely Fine.
Comments:
For more information, read the "
Decentius
" entry from
De Imperatoribus Romanis
.
For recent scholarship on Decentius see
TOCS-IN
; for book reviews, see
Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews
.