Bust of Magnentius, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right, Victory, winged, draped, standing right, holding palm over left shoulder, and Libertas, draped, standing left, holding transverse sceptre in left hand; between them, the support a plain shaft carrying a trophy, Splendid specimen of a Solidus of Magnentius, emperor with a very short reign (350-353). This coin, struck in Arles, in the south of France, depicts the allegories of Victory and Liberty, thus highlighting the emperor's position as liberator of the Roman people, an element also emphasised by the legend. The association of Magnentius's portrait with the observe legend is also extremely rare for coins from this period: beginning with "IM" and the emperor's name here, it stands in complete contrast to the other captions, which almost always begin with "D N" followed by the emperor's name at this period. This reminds the Roman coins of earlier periods beginning exclusively with "IMP", to be translated as "Imperator". This is a highly exceptional case for an extremely well-preserved specimen, which still shows some traces of the mint lustre around the reliefs. Several die breaks can be seen in the letters of the captions, in the fields on the obverse and on the reverse, and on the portrait, showing that this coin was struck with very worn dies., IM CAE MAGN-ENTIVS AVG, VICTORIA AVG LIB ROMANOR // PAR