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

Diameter: AE17 mm

Weight: 2,54 g

Grade: gF/gF

Attribution: RIC IX 42(b)

Commentary: scarce mint; grey patina with some deposits

History: Valens was an Arian Christian, wheras his brother Valentinian I upheld the Nicene Creed.

Article Number: 047-10-03-41652