Description: Valentinian III (425 - 455 AD). AE4 Rome mint, 1st officina, 425-435 AD. D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG; pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOT XX in two lines within wreath; P in ex.

Diameter: AE13 mm

Weight: 1,42 g

Grade: gF/gF

Attribution: RIC X 2130; LRBC 847

Commentary: rare; brown-grey patina with some deposits

History: The years 425-432 AD were marked by the civil wars of the military leaders, Flavius Felix, Bonifatius and Aetius, proving that the striving for personal gain and power was on eof the main reasons the empire collapsed 4 decades later.

Article Number: 004-08-03-44757