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Magnus Maximus, Western Roman Empire (AD 383-388). AV solidus (21mm, 4.51 gm, 6h). NGC MS 5/5 - 3/5. Trier, AD 383-384. D N MAG MA-XIMVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Magnus Maximus right, seen from front / RESTITVTOR-REIPVBLICAE, Maximus standing facing in military dress of cuirass, long-sleeved tunic and paludamentum, head right, grounded vexillum decorated with Christogram in right hand, Victory on globe left in left; star in left field, SMTR in exergue. RIC IX 76. Light red orange toning on lustrous surfaces. Extremely attractive in hand.
Ex A Collection of Roman Gold Coins (Tkalec, Auction, 8 September 2008), lot 319
A capable general of Spanish birth, Flavius Magnus Clemens Maximus was appointed military commander of Britain in AD 380. Three years later, Maximus made a bid for the throne of the Western Roman Empire, then ruled by the ineffectual Gratian and his young brother Valentinian II. To secure the loyalty of the British legions, Maximus reopened the old mint of Londinium, which had been closed for more than fifty years, and began striking gold solidi acclaiming himself as Augustus. After disposing of Gratian, Maximus proposed a three-way division of the Empire, with himself ruling Britain, Gaul, Germany and Spain, Valentinian II ruling Italy and Africa, and Theodosius I, another Spaniard, holding the East. This uneasy equilibrium lasted about three years but, thereafter, Maximus began encroaching upon Valentinian II's territory. In AD 387, Maximus raised his son Flavius Victor to the rank of Augustus and launched an invasion of Italy, provoking a final showdown with Theodosius. But in a lightning campaign, Theodosius struck eastward and defeated Maximus before he could fully martial his forces. Both Maximus and Victor were summarily executed by Theodosius, who restored Valentinian II to the Western throne.
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Magnus Maximus, Western Roman Empire (AD 383-388). AV solidus (21mm, 4.51 gm, 6h). NGC MS 5/5 - 3/5. Trier, AD 383-384. D N MAG MA-XIMVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Magnus Maximus right, seen from front / RESTITVTOR-REIPVBLICAE, Maximus standing facing in military dress of cuirass, long-sleeved tunic and paludamentum, head right, grounded vexillum decorated with Christogram in right hand, Victory on globe left in left; star in left field, SMTR in exergue. RIC IX 76. Light red orange toning on lustrous surfaces. Extremely attractive in hand.
Ex A Collection of Roman Gold Coins (Tkalec, Auction, 8 September 2008), lot 319
A capable general of Spanish birth, Flavius Magnus Clemens Maximus was appointed military commander of Britain in AD 380. Three years later, Maximus made a bid for the throne of the Western Roman Empire, then ruled by the ineffectual Gratian and his young brother Valentinian II. To secure the loyalty of the British legions, Maximus reopened the old mint of Londinium, which had been closed for more than fifty years, and began striking gold solidi acclaiming himself as Augustus. After disposing of Gratian, Maximus proposed a three-way division of the Empire, with himself ruling Britain, Gaul, Germany and Spain, Valentinian II ruling Italy and Africa, and Theodosius I, another Spaniard, holding the East. This uneasy equilibrium lasted about three years but, thereafter, Maximus began encroaching upon Valentinian II's territory. In AD 387, Maximus raised his son Flavius Victor to the rank of Augustus and launched an invasion of Italy, provoking a final showdown with Theodosius. But in a lightning campaign, Theodosius struck eastward and defeated Maximus before he could fully martial his forces. Both Maximus and Victor were summarily executed by Theodosius, who restored Valentinian II to the Western throne.
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HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 8000-10000 USD