AD 375-392 Antioch mint AD 383-388 Obv.: DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right. Rev.: VIRTVS EXERCITI; Emperor standing right, holding standard and globe, left foot on captive // ANTR
Nice one "Collecting Nut" only thing good to hoard...."coins" Here is my ONLY Val. II got it from my fav. now extinct auction house/ NFA
The design elements are nice and clear. I like the portrait, and the captive on the reverse actually looks mostly like a human instead of a little blob.
Great catch @Collecting Nut I have a Val Trio of the LRB Bagged Coins: VAL I RI Valentinian I AE3 364-375 CE Emp dragging captive XP std VAL II Valentinian II, AD 375-392 AR Siliqua, 18mm, 1.8g, 12h; Trier Mint, AD 375-378 Obv.: DN VALENTINIANVS IVN PG AVG; Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right. Rev.: VICTORIA AVGGG; Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm // TRPS Reference: RIC IX 43 Ex: @JAZ Numismatics Comments: He was the son of Valentinian I and his second wife, Justina. When the elder Valentinian died on a campaign in Pannonia in AD 375, the generals acclaimed four-year-old Valentinian II augustus, without consulting Valens or Gratian. The reasons for this unclear, but as Valentinian unior grew up, he seems to have never exercised any real authority, existing merely as a figurehead for his mother, co-emperors, and generals. Val III VALENTINIAN III AE4 11mm 1.47g Nummus (VF) AV: DN VALENTINIAN PF AVG; pearl-diademed draped cuirassed bust r. REV: SALVS REI - PVBL[]; Victory advancing left holding weath and palm. EXE: [RM] Rome mint. REF: RIC X Rome 2108, Scarce, 425-430AD. Apparently the first substantive issue for Valentinian III which would suggest an early date. The reverse legend is highly abbreviated REI - PVBL[] instead of the longer REIPVBLICE, as the small flan couldn't account for a full legend. This is very usual for the type and the age. Ex. G & N Numismatik, DE Ex: @seth77
Here’s mine. I posted it on here before. Look at the baby face bust on it. With a thanks to John Anthony for identifying for me…
I have a web site with many pages devoted to late Roman AE from Valentinian I and later. http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/ One page gives the complete type set of Valentinian II: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/ValentinianII.html Here is an example of one of his AE2s: Valentinian II. 375-392 21 mm. 4.86 grams. DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG VIRTVS EXERCITI, emperor standing right holding standard and globe, with left foot on captive. ANTΓ RIC IX Antioch 63b3. Again, to see the AE types of Valentinian II, see http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/ValentinianII.html
