Gemini, LLC
Auction 11 12 January 2014
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Decentius as Caesar. 350-353 AD. AE 1, 9.56g (6h). Lugdunum, 353 AD. Obv: D N DECENTI - VS NOB CAES Bare-headed, cuirassed bust r., seen from front. Rx: SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES Chi-Rho flanked by Alpha and Omega, [L or R]SL[G] in exergue. RIC 155 (S), officina S=2 (assuming mintmark LSLG). Bastien 205 (3 spec.) or 207 (0 spec.). Fine
Since the mintmark RPLG occurs for Magnentius, Bastien assumes that RSLG must have been struck for Decentius, though no such coin has yet been recorded. Our coin could be that previously unknown variety, or the known coin with LSLG; the decisive first letter of the mintmark, L or R, is off flan
Since the mintmark RPLG occurs for Magnentius, Bastien assumes that RSLG must have been struck for Decentius, though no such coin has yet been recorded. Our coin could be that previously unknown variety, or the known coin with LSLG; the decisive first letter of the mintmark, L or R, is off flan