Description: Valens (364 - 378 AD). AE3 Constantinople mint 369 AD. DN VALENS-PF AVG; pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE; Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm; CONSS in ex.

Diameter: AE17 mm

Weight: 2,96 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: not in RIC, cf. RIC IX 21c (star), RIC IX 42b (dot)

Commentary: dark grey patina with contrasting deposits

History: The Aqueduct of Valens had been completed in 373 AD and was maintained until the late Ottoman period.

Article Number: 032-01-02-44388