Coin: nummus (AE2) of Valentinianus II

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Title

Coin: nummus (AE2) of Valentinianus II

Date

388 CE

Creator

Unknown (Roman)
Roman

Coverage

Style/Period: Late Empire
Discovery Site: Minted in the 4th officina of the mint in Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa
Collection: Blockley Collection

Type

coins and medals

Format

Materials/Techniques: bronze; struck from an obverse (heads) and reverse (tails) die
Measurements: 19 mm short diameter, 20 mm long diameter, 5.588 grams

Description

Obverse legend: D(ominus) N(oster) VALENTINIANVS P(ius) F(elix) AVG(ustus), translation: Our Lord Valentinian the Dutiful and Lucky Augustus; pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed, and crested helmeted bust of Valentinian II facing right, holding a spear and shield. Reverse legend: GLORIA RO-MANORVM, translation: The Glory of the Romans; figure of the emperor standing on galley, head facing right, raising right hand; Victory at right, at helm; mint mark in exergue: CONΔ. RIC IX, p. 232, no. 79a.

Identifier

Repository Accession Number: 986.1.113
Record: UO-MCA-986-1-113

Source

Cataloguer: Rhys Tushingham, University of Ottawa

Rights

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