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RIC IX Aquileia 58A

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC IX Aquileia 58A. Denomination: AE4. Authority: Valentinian II. Mint: Aquileia. The obverse shows bust of Valentinian II, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right, with the legend D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG.

The reverse shows victory advancing left, holding trophy on shoulder with right hand, and dragging captive with left In right field, ☧, with the legend SALVS REI-PVBLICAE.

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Historical context

Valentinian II was Roman emperor in the western part of the Roman Empire between AD 375 and 392, having been raised to office at four years old upon his father Valentinian I's death. Initially serving as a junior co-ruler to his half-brother Gratian, he was later sidelined by the usurper Magnus Maximus. Following Maximus's defeat by Theodosius I, Valentinian II became sole ruler after 388, governing from Gaul.

Struck at the Aquileia mint, this bronze coin is classified as an AE4 denomination, a term modern numismatists apply to the smallest category of late Roman bronze coinage, averaging 15 mm in diameter.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
AE4

Technical characteristics

Mint
Aquileia
Authority
Valentinian II

Design

Obverse
Bust of Valentinian II, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right
Reverse
Victory advancing left, holding trophy on shoulder with right hand, and dragging captive with left In right field, ☧
Obverse legend
D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
SALVS REI-PVBLICAE

Identification

Type reference
RIC IX Aquileia 58A
Denomination and metal
AE4, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend to match
SALVS REI-PVBLICAE
Source note
Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.

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