Flavius Victor

387-388 AD

Son of Magnus Maximus

Flavius Victor was the son of Magnus Maximus. Shortly before his ill-fated invasion of Italy, Magnus Maximus proclaimed his young son, Flavius Victor, Augustus, and nominal co-Emperor during the spring of 387 AD. The young boy was, apparently, left behind in Gaul when his father attacked Valentinian II’s Italian possessions in the summer of 387 AD. Following Maximus’ defeat and execution, Flavius Victor fell into the hands of Theodosius’ general Arbogastes and was himself put to death. His rare precious metal coinage is from the mints of Trier, Milan, and Aquileia, and his regular siliquae have the same reverse type as his father’s.

Monetary System

Mints: Arelate, Aquileia, Lugdunum, Rome, Treveri

Obverse Legends:

D N FL VICTOR P F AVG

DENOMINATIONS

AU Solidus (4.50 grams)
AU Semissis (2.25 grams)
AU Tremissis (1.45 grams)
AR Reduced Siliqua (2.25 grams)
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Monetary History of the World

© Martin A. Armstrong