RIC IX Treveri 94A
Record status
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Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC IX Treveri 94A. Denomination: Siliqua. Authority: Valentinian II. Mint: Trier. 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 roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and reversed spear, with the legend VIRTVS RO-MANORVM. 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 roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and reversed spear, with the legend VIRTVS RO-MANORVM.
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Historical context
Valentinian II was Roman emperor in the Western Roman Empire between AD 375 and 392. Initially elevated as a junior co-ruler alongside his half-brother Gratian, he was later sidelined by the usurper Magnus Maximus. Following Maximus's defeat by Theodosius I, Valentinian II was restored to power in 388 and ruled from Gaul, where he remained largely under the control of the general Arbogast until his death in 392.
This silver siliqua was produced at the mint of Trier. The siliqua was a small, thin silver denomination struck from the fourth century, modern numismatic convention applying the term to coins valued in relation to the gold solidus. The obverse bears the emperor's portrait with the inscription "D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG", while the reverse displays Roma seated upon a cuirass holding Victory and a reversed spear, paired with the legend "VIRTVS RO-MANORVM".
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silver
- Denomination
- Siliqua
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Trier
- Authority
- Valentinian II
Design
- Obverse
- Bust of Valentinian II, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right
- Reverse
- Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and reversed spear
- Obverse legend
- D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG
- Reverse legend
- VIRTVS RO-MANORVM
Identification
- Type reference
- RIC IX Treveri 94A
- Denomination and metal
- Siliqua, Silver
- Obverse legend to match
- D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG
- Reverse legend to match
- VIRTVS RO-MANORVM
- 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. 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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Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.9.tri.94A
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