Solidus coin of Magnus Maximus - ROM2011_11731_137

ROM2011_11731_137

Solidus coin of Magnus Maximus

Medium:Struck gold
Geography: Mint of Trier, Germany
Date: 383-388 AD
Period: Reign of Magnus Maximus, Roman Imperial period
Dimensions:
2.14 cm, 4.46 g
Object number: 921.64.7
On view
Gallery Location:Eaton Gallery of Rome: Imperial Roman coinage
Description

Magnus Maximus (383-388 AD) rebelled against Gratian in the west but was defeated by Theodosius I. The reverse shows Maximus and his son Victor.


Cataloguer: Alison Harle Easson (ROM Staff, 1962-2004)
Collection:
Roman World
Department: World Cultures: Greek and Roman
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