Currency (Ae 2) Years 383-388 AD

Roman Empire

Metal: Bronze.
Issuing entity: Rome. Magno Maximus.
Mint: Arelate (Arles, France).
Date: Years 383-388 AD
Obverse:
Head right with pearl diadem and drapery. Legend: DN MAG MA[xi] - MV[s p f aug].

Reverse:
Emperor standing left, with right hand incorporating kneeling female figure and holding Victory on globe with left hand. Legend: REPARATIO REI - PVB. Mint mark: SCON.
Weight: 5.09 g - Diameter: 23 mm - Axes: 12 h.
Described in: RIC IX 26 a.
Published in:
Roselló Cremades, N., 1990: "Cataloguing of the Iberian and Roman numismatic collections of the collections of: D. Isidro Albert, D. Ramón Quiles and a hoard of late Roman coins", Ayudas a la investigación 1986-1987. Instituto de Cultura Juan Gil-Albert, p. 197, nº 22; Ramón Sánchez, J.J., García Barrachina, A., Verdú Parra, E., Bayo Fuentes, S., 2010: "Catálogo. Antigüedad", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Monedas. Todas las caras de la Historia. Colecciones numismáticas del MARQ, Alicante, p. 125.
Monetary Inventory Number: 620.
Purchase. Late Imperial treasure of unknown provenance.