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                      CNG - Eugenius. Siliqua. Good VF
                              Item #176768116
               Coins & Stamps:Coins:Non-US:Ancient, Medieval
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     Eugenius. 392-394 AD. AR Siliqua (1.60 gm). Aquileia mint.
     Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left on
     cuirass, holding Victory on globe and reversed spear; TRPS. RIC
     IX 106d; RSC 14a. Toned, good VF, flan crack from about 10
     o'clocl to near center of coin. Marvelous portrait! 716318.

     Eugenius was a former teacher of rhetoric and an official in the
     court of Valentinian II when that young emperor's suicide left
     the throne empty. The Frankish generalissimo Arbogast, who held
     real power, selected Eugenius as his docile puppet and raised him
     to the purple. Although nominally a Christian, Eugenius' academic
     background made Pagans flock to his support. The Eastern Emperor
     Theodosius I The Great, a zealous Catholic, could not let this
     bid for power go unchallenged, and marched his army westward.
     Arbogast and Eugenius met him at the battle of Frigidus in
     northern Italy; the Western legions marched under standards that
     included Pagan symbols such as the thunderbolt of Jupiter. But
     the old gods could not help them: Theodosius emerged victorious
     after a hard-fought battle. Arbogast fell on his sword; Eugenius
     was captured and put to death. Frigidus was the last stand of
     Roman Paganism. From then on, Christianity ruled unchallenged.

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     On 10/07/99 at 06:59:49 PDT, seller added the following
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     The mint is Treveri (Trier), not Arles as indicated in the text.
     We apologize for the mistake.

     Thanks George!
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     On 10/07/99 at 07:09:18 PDT, seller added the following
     information:

     Maybe I'll get it right this time... the appended text SHOULD
     read: The mint is Treveri (Trier), not Aquileia as indicated in
     the text. We apologize for the mistake.

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