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jecz79 Pillar of the Community Portugal 792 Posts	Posted 11/07/2026 4:07 pm I think this is a maiorina of Margentius. DN MAGMEN-TIVS PF AVG VICTOR[IAE DD NN AV]G ET CAE With the winged victories in the reverse holding a VOT V MULT X inscription. And a I below. The mintmak looks like LPLC. Perhaps RPLG of Lyon? But I see no remains of an A behind the head of the emperor. The ones I founs have that A. What did the A mean? And why VOT V if he only reigned 3 years? Report this Post to the Staff

Victor Pillar of the Community United States 1017 Posts	Posted 11/07/2026 4:50 pm Your mintmark is LPLG and I am assuming that the A is obscured due to wear or a weak strike; but maybe it was never there. Unfortunately, we do not know what the A meant. The VOT V MVLT X is more of an anticipatory vow, versus vows . This was common for Emperors to make vows in the hope that they would have a peaceful rule for the future. Quite a few made these vows and did not live to see them accomplished. There are Latin terms for this-- Vota Soluta (vows fulfilled) and Vota Suscepta (vows undertaken)...so these vows Magnentius made are vota suscepta-- merely undertaken but not fulfilled. Report this Post to the Staff
jecz79 Pillar of the Community Portugal 792 Posts	Posted 11/07/2026 6:01 pm Thank you. Lyon it is, annotated. I can not be absolutely sure but I think the A on this one is missing. Had thought that the VOT was a payment of a vow fulfilled, by celebrating it in the coin. It this one after the V years. And the MULT would mean that the vow was being renewed, for hoping to rule X years. So I was wrong in that. Emperors, not only this one, made vows for several dates in the future. Optimists against the evidence of their time The I under the vow was perhaps some mint control mark. I see different letters, or some times a pillar, in that position. Comparing with the Lyon coins linted in Wildwinds I now noticed that mine has the chi-rho above the vow. Like RIC VIII 145 but with I in place of SP. Edited by jecz79 11/07/2026 6:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jecz79 Pillar of the Community Portugal 792 Posts	Posted Yesterday 4:59 pm This one is still making me wonder. It must be a half maiorina because it weights 2.65 g? Those are very scarce and I can not find another with that I under the vow for Lyon. Most of the Lyon coins have SV. Can it be a column that was just done with an I in the smaller coins? Report this Post to the Staff
Victor Pillar of the Community United States 1017 Posts	Posted Yesterday 5:49 pm the half units of this type are much smaller (14-15mm) For these coins, the Roman mint had to strike X amount per pound (al marco); instead of individual weight (al pezzo...like gold coins). So, though remarkarbly consistent, weights can vary significantly. Report this Post to the Staff
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