Description: Valentinian I (364 - 375 AD). AE3, Constantinople mint 367-375 AD. D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG; pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE; Victory advancing left holding wreath in right and palm frond in left, Latin cross right and left, CONSA in ex.

Diameter: AE16 mm

Weight: 2,6 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: RIC IX 42a

Commentary: scarce; olive green patina with brownish deposits

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

Article Number: 054-05-03-41652