Description: Valens (364 - 378 AD). AE3 Rome mint 367-375 AD. D N VALENS P F AVG; pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE; Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm; SM-leaf-RT in ex.

Diameter: AE17 mm

Weight: 2,92 g

Grade: EF/gVF

Attribution: RIC 24b

Commentary: great details, greenish patina with bronze highlights

History: Valens and his brother Valentinian continued the tradition of successful Illyrian emperors like Claudius Gothicus, Aurelian, Probus or Diocletian.

Article Number: 004-05-03-42960