No victory for Victor

Here is the latest addition to my late Roman collection. This Flavius Victor coin isn't much to look at I'll admit but he was still someone I was missing for my collection, especially my rare late Roman rulers sub-collection. There isn't a whole lot on him unlike his more prominent father, Magnus Maximus, so fortunately for you all (and me, less typing ) it will be a short read

Flavius Victor, as mentioned earier, was the son of the Roman usurper Magnus Maximus. His year of birth doesn't seem to be recorded but it is thought he was either an infant or a few years old (4 or 5) when his coins were struck, despite him being portrayed as an adult on them. After rebelling against Emperor Gratian in 383 AD and arranging his death, Maximus enter into negotiations with the Emperors Theodosius I and Valentinian II in order to secure official recognition for him and Victor. It was a difficult effort, but in 386 AD father and son received recognition as co-Augusti of the Western Roman Empire, more specifically as rulers of the provinces of Britannia, Gaul, Hispania, and Africa. A year later, in 387 AD, Maximus decided to move against Valentinian II by invading Italy. He left the young Victor in Trier, in the care of the generals Quintinus and Nannienus. Maximus managed to defeat (but not kill) Valentinian, but soon after faced off against Theodosius and his forces. In 388, Maximus was defeated and executed. Theodosius then sent his general, Arbogast, to Trier to execute Victor, which he did by strangulation.

Flavius Victor, Western Roman Empire
AE4
Obv: D N FL VIC-TOR P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, bust right
Rev: SPES RO-MA-NORVM, campgate, star above
Mint: Aquileia, Arles, Lugdunum, or Trier



Roman Empire in 395, a few years after the deaths of magnus Maximus and Flavius Victor:

 

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Congrats. One of the ones I am after.

 

Nice... I am still missing one of these and have been after it for some years now.

 

Poor little boy. Cool coin!

The reverse makes me think of a city gate.

 

I got a bunch of campgates last week, excuse the rubbish photos. They included Arcadius, Theodosius, Flavius Victor and his dad, Magnus Maximus.

 

I always enjoy your write-ups. Congrats on a neat coin too.

 

nice write up indeed...other than late roman guy, i could't have told you a thing about FV.

interesting coin vk!

 

Rest in peace son
Curse you @Theodosius!!!!

 

Not an emperor I have stumbled across yet. Nice one.

 

Great write-up as usual and cool capture @ValiantKnight !!!

I snagged an example sometime early last year.... which is badly in need of a new photo; AE-4, Lyons mint:

 

Ooops, I have Flavius Victor... a little off-centered, but identified...

Scratched off my Emperors Needed List...


RI Flavius Victor 384-388 CE AE4 14mm 1-8g Aquileia Camp Gate Star SMAQS RIC IX 55b-2 LRBC1104

 

Atta-boy, Jango ... that's a very cool and fairly rare ruler (well played)



=> You win the Parrot Award for that sweet addition (congrats)

 

Hey, I will buy you a beer at this winters FUN show. Maybe we can symbolically reconcile our differences. I am cool with you keeping the western empire and I will keep the eastern.

 

You killed my son, so no a beer won't cover it.
Make it a bottle of wine and the province of Pannonia then we can settle our differences

 

WHAT???

 

There is a Business Model called Fast Follower... Basically the Strategy is: "Yeah, we can do that!"

 

Thanks for the coin compliments.

Got any coin of FV, Magmax?

 

I do, its a lovely Silver as well! I'm just saving it for you guys for a special occasion

 

A lot of child emperors paid for their fathers' ambitions with their lives. Can't say I feel sorry for the outcome as their parents were often bloody ambitious murderers who had their predecessors' families murdered when they came to power. Karma!