Description: Valentinian II (375 - 392 AD). AE4 Arelate mint. DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG; pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGGG, Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm; PCON in ex.

Diameter: AE13 mm

Weight: 1,18 g

Grade: aVF/gF

Attribution: RIC IX Arles 30a; Sear 20454

Commentary: rare; dark olive-green patina, rough edges

History: Arelate (Arles) reached the peak of its importance in the late 4th - early 5th century AD, when the city being home to some 100.000 inhabitants became the seat of the Praetorian Prefecture of the Gauls.

Article Number: 026-01-08-44656