Description
TitleAE3 - Valentinian I, Valentinian II, or Valens - cf. RIC IX captive series
PublisherValentinian I#Valentinian II#Valens
Date Issued2019
Subjectemperor, captive, labarum, Valentinian I, Emperor of Rome, 321-375, Valentinian II, Emperor of Rome, 371-392, Valens, Emperor of the East, approximately 328-378
DescriptionInitally classified as a coin of Gordian, reverse iconography allows identification with a series of coins minted between 364-392 C.E. by the emperors Valentinian I, Valentinian II, and Valens. Condition impedes more precise identification. Cf. RIC IX Alexandria 1A, 4A; IX Antioch 10A, 35A; IX Aquileia 11A, 45A; IX Arelate 7A, 16A; IX Constantinople 16A, 41A; IX Cyzicus 8A, 12A; IX Heraclea 3A, 9A; IX Lugdunum 10A, 20A; IX Nicomedia 9A; IX Rome 15A, 23A, 55A; IX Sirmium 4A; IX Siscia 5A, 14A, 38A; IX Thessalonica 16A, 26A, 60A; IX Treveri 5A, 30A, 96A.
NoteD·N·VALENTINI-ANVS·P·F·AVG
NoteGLORIA·RO-MANORVM
NoteBust of (Valentinian I or Valentinian II) pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, to right; around, D·N·VALENTINI-ANVS·P·F·AVG
NoteEmperor advancing to right, holding labarum in left hand to right, dragging kneeling captive with right hand on left; around, GLORIA·RO-MANORVM
GenreAE3
Languagelat
CollectionRoman Coins of the Late Imperial Period
Organization NameRutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
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