Description: Valentinian II (375 - 392 AD). AE4, Siscia mint. D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG; pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGGG; Victory walking left, wreath in right, palm frond in left, BSIS in ex.

Diameter: AE13 mm

Weight: 1,26 g

Grade: gVF/aVF

Attribution: RIC IX 39(a)

Commentary: dark green patina, splendid minature portrait, perfectly centered

History: Under the influence of his mother Justina, the young Valentinian supported Arianism what brought him in conflict with Theodosius and Magnus Maximus.

Article Number: 033-03-04-41652