RIC IX Nicomedia 7B
Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC IX Nicomedia 7B. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Valens. Mint: Nicomedia. The obverse shows bust of Valens, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right, with the legend D N VALEN-S P F AVG.
The reverse shows emperor, head right, standing facing, holding labarum and Victory on globe, with the legend RESTITVTOR-REIPVBLICAE.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Historical context
Valens was Roman emperor from 364 to 378, appointed by his elder brother Valentinian I to govern the eastern half of the Roman Empire. During his reign, he managed internal unrest, including the rebellion of the usurper Procopius, while conducting military campaigns along the Danube against the Goths and addressing conflicts on the eastern frontier against Persia, the Saracens, and the Isaurians.
Produced at the eastern mint of Nicomedia, this bronze AE1 piece was struck under Valens' authority. The coin presents the obverse legend "D N VALEN-S P F AVG" paired with a diademed, draped, and cuirassed imperial portrait. Its reverse displays the legend "RESTITVTOR-REIPVBLICAE", framing a depiction of the emperor holding a labarum and Victory on a globe, symbols commonly employed in official imperial coinage to present the ruler as the restorer of the Roman state.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Denomination
- AE1
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Nicomedia
- Authority
- Valens
Design
- Obverse
- Bust of Valens, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right
- Reverse
- Emperor, head right, standing facing, holding labarum and Victory on globe
- Obverse legend
- D N VALEN-S P F AVG
- Reverse legend
- RESTITVTOR-REIPVBLICAE
Identification
- Type reference
- RIC IX Nicomedia 7B
- Denomination and metal
- AE1, Bronze
- Obverse legend to match
- D N VALEN-S P F AVG
- Reverse legend to match
- RESTITVTOR-REIPVBLICAE
- 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.
Documentation checklist
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- Issue or mint date
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- Mint or printer
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- Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.9.nic.7B
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