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Centenionalis of Decentius depicting two Victories Holding a Large Wreath Inscribed VOT V MVLT X

While these coins are somewhat scarcer and a little more expensive than the examples surveyed in the inexpensive Roman bronze series of articles, they are nevertheless interesting coins of the period. While Constans issued the tiny 15mm Two Victories, Two Wreaths types in about 348 AD, Magnentius and Decentius issued this type with a similar theme on the reverse in 350 - 353. Unlike the piddly little things issued by Constans, these were impressive (for the time) coins ranging in size from about 22mm to 25mm (U. S. Nickel to British Halfpenny, with an average size the same as a Canadian Quarter). Though not rare by any means, coins of the usurper Magnentius and his son Decentius are a little more expensive in this condition, costing about fifty dollars. The link to Magnentius contains an image of another of this type reverse and the link to Decentius contains an image of the obverse of the coin on this page. Both articles contain short biographies of these usurpers. The author got this one from Sal Falcone for about thirty five dollars.


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Identifying Common Fourth Century Roman Bronze Coins
Reading the Emperor's Name and Titles
A Picture Gallery of Fourth Century Reverse Types
Camp Gate
Altar Inscribed VOTIS XX
Two Soldiers Standing With Two Standards
Two Soldiers Holding One Standard
Wreath With Legend Inside
Soldier Spearing a Fallen Horseman
VRBS ROMA Commemorative - Mother Wolf Suckling Twins Romulus and Remus
CONSTANTINOPOLIS Commemorative - Victory Standing on Prow of Ship
Two Victories Each Holding a Small Wreath
Two Victories Each Holding a Large Wreath on Centenionals of Decentius
Emperor Holding Labarum or Standard and Dragging Captive
Emperor Raising Kneeling Captive
Victory Advancing Left
A Key to Fourth Century Inscriptions
Some Scarcer Late Fourth Century and early Fifth Century Types

All New! More image galleries of late Roman bronze types.

Camp Gate
Altar with Votis, Victories with Wreath
FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Soldier Spearing Fallen Horseman
More FEL TEMP, including Barbarian and Hut tupes
Victory Advancing Left Holding Wreath
Emperor Holding Labarum and Dragging Captive