Title
Coin: nummus (AE 3) of Valentinian I
Date
24 August 367 - 17 November 375 CE
Creator
Unknown (Roman)
Roman
Coverage
Style/Period: Late Empire
Discovery Site: Minted in the 3rd offincina of the mint in Sisak (Siscia), Croatia
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa
Type
coins and medals
Format
Materials/Techniques: bronze; struck from an obverse (heads) and a reverse (tails) die
Measurements: 16 to 17 mm in diameter, 2.261 grams
Description
Obverse legend: D(ominus) N(oster) VALENTINI - ANVS P(ius) F(elix) AVG(ustus), translation: Our Lord, Valentinianus, the dutiful and fortunate Augustus; pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right. Reverse legend: SECVRITAS - REIPVBLICAE, translation: Security of the state; Victory holding a wreath in right hand and palm in left, advancing left; mint mark in exergue: gamma, SISC, with a K at the end. RIC IX, p. 147, no. 15a.
Identifier
Repository Accession Number: 995.27.17
Record: UO-MCA-995-27-17
Source
Cataloguer: Erika Sorensen, University of Ottawa
Rights
The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee