Valentinian III; AE4 Rome; Victories with wreath
Description:
Valentinian III (425 - 455 AD). AE4, Rome mint, 430 - 437 AD. DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG; pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGG; two Victories facing, holding wreath, RM in ex.
Diameter:
AE11 mm
Weight:
0,92 g
Grade:
aVF/aVF
Attribution:
RIC X 2131
Commentary:
splendid example with sharp obverse and reverse, green patina with some deposits
History:
Valentinian III apparently killed his Magister militum Flavius Aëtius with his own hands, provoking Sidonius Apollinaris to his famous phrase: "I am ignorant, sir, of your motives or provocations; I only know that you have acted like a man who has cut off his right hand with his left."
Article Number:
034-05-01-41652