Description: Valentinian II (375 - 392 AD). AE4, Nicomedia mint 388-392 AD. D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG; diademed and draped bust right / SALVS REIPVBLICAE; Victory advancing left, with trophy over shoulder and dragging captive, cross in circle (shield?) in front below.

Diameter: AE14 mm

Weight: 2,34 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: RIC IX Nicomedia 45a

Commentary: rare with circled cross; dark patina with light sandy deposits

History: Just like his half-brother Gratian, Valentinian II had a realtively short reign and died, probably killed by his own troops, in his early twenties.

Article Number: 057-06-01-42384