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RIC IX Nicomedia 11A

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 364–AD 367

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

AE3 in bronze struck at Nicomedia under Valens, AD 364–AD 367, catalogued as RIC IX Nicomedia 11A. Obverse: Bust of Valentinian I, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right.

Reverse: Emperor, head right, standing facing, holding standard with + and Victory on globe. Obverse legend: D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG. Reverse legend: RESTITV-TOR REIP.

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Historical context

Following the early death of Jovian, Valentinian I was proclaimed Roman emperor in 364. After briefly ruling the empire as a whole from February to March 364, he appointed his younger brother Valens as co-emperor, assigning him governance of the eastern half of the empire while Valentinian retained the West. This bronze coin, bearing the portrait of Valentinian I, was struck between AD 364 and AD 367 under Valens at Nicomedia, an ancient city in modern Turkey that had previously served as the eastern capital of the Roman Empire under Diocletian during the Tetrarchy.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
AE3

Technical characteristics

Mint
Nicomedia
Issuing authority
Valens

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Valentinian I, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Emperor, head right, standing facing, holding standard with + and Victory on globe
Obverse legend
D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
RESTITV-TOR REIP

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.9.nic.11A
Catalogue reference
RIC IX Nicomedia 11A
Type corpus identifier
ric.9.nic.11A
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

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