Description: Valentinian III (425 - 455 AD). AE4, Rome mint 425-435 AD. D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VOT PVB; camp-gate; RM in ex.

Diameter: AE12 mm

Weight: 1.78 g

Grade: F/aVF

Attribution: RIC X 2124

Commentary: rare; green patina with deposits

History: In 428/429 AD Gaiseric, king of the Vandals, transferred his 80.000 people across the Strait of Gibraltar to Africa, thus beginning the loss of probably the most important province of the Western Empire.

Article Number: 019-02-03-44287