Description: Valentinian I (364 - 375 AD). AE3, Aquileia mint 364-267 AD. D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / GLORIA ROMANORVM; emperor advancing right, dragging captive with right hand and holding labarum in left, staurogram in right field, SMAQP in ex.

Diameter: AE16 mm

Weight: 2,42 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: RIC IX Aquileia 7a, type vii (a)

Commentary: rare with staurogram; grass green patina, ragged edges

History: Valentinian I ruled with his brother Valens two parts of Roman Empire - a constellation that became permanent three decades later with Honorius and Arcadius.

Article Number: 061-04-04-42750