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Message:: [QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2200339, member: 42773"]I updated my Valentinian Dynasty coins today, which wasn't a huge task as I only have eight. Half of these are newps since the beginning of the year, the other half older. A few were collected intentionally, but most came in larger lots. Still, they seem quite complementary, grade-wise. Here's my little sylloge... [ATTACH=full]428543[/ATTACH] 1. Valentinian I, AD 364-375AE3: 18mm, 2.8g, 12h; Siscia mint: 364-367.Obv.: D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev.: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, Victory advancing right // dot ΔSISCReference: RIC IX Siscia 7a (p. 146). mint mark ii (p. 140).Notes: Siscia issues are the most common for this type. 2. Valentinian I, AD 354-375AE3 18mm, 2.2g, 12h; Constantinople mint: 364-7Obv.: D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev.: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, Victory advancing right // CONSPAReference: RIC IX Constantinople 21(a) (p. 215), mint mark 1, scarce.Notes: Issues of Constantinople are scarce to rare for this type. 3. Valentinian I, AD 354-375AE3: 19mm, 3g, 12h; Sirmium mint: AD 364.Obv.: D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev.: VOT/V/MVLT/X in wreath // BSIRMReference: RIC IX Sirmium 8, mint mark 2 (p. 159).Notes: A scarce, Sirmium-only issue, struck for several months before the mint was closed. See RIC IX p. xv for analysis. 4. Valentinian I, AD 354-375AE3: 18mm, 2g, 6h; Siscia mint: AD 367-375.Obv.: D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev.: GLORIA RO-MANORVM; Emperor advancing right, with right hand dragging captive and holding labarum in left;  F-R/ R with hook // BSISC angular S dotReference: RIC IX Siscia 14(a) (p. 147), mint mark xxxv (p. 143). 5. Valens, AD 364-378AE3: 19mm, 2.8g, 12h; Thessalonica mint: AD 364-367.Obv.: DN VALEN-S PF AVG; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev.: GLORIA RO-MANORVM; Emperor advancing right, with right hand dragging captive and holding labarum in left // TESBReference: RIC IX Thessalonica 16(b) (p. 176), mint mark i (p. 168).Notes: Collected for engraving detail in captive. 6. Gratian, AD 375-383AE3, 17mm, 2.2g, 1h; Siscia mint, AD 367-375Obv.: DN GRATIANVS PF AVG; Pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right.Rev.: GLORIA RO-MANORVM; Emperor advancing right, with right hand dragging captive and holding labarum in left. In left field Q, in right field star, K // ΔSISCRReference: RIC IX Siscia 14c (p. 147) mint mark xxvii (p. 142). 7. Gratian, AD 375-383AE4, 14mm, 0.91g, 12h; Heraclea mint, AD 378-383.Obv.: DN GRATIA-NVS PF AVG; diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right.Rev.: VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX in wreath // SMHB.Reference.: RIC IX Heraclea 20a (p. 196), Scarce. 8. Valentinian II, AD 375-392AE3: 18mm, 2g, 12h; Siscia mint: Obv.: DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG; diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right.Rev.: CONCORDIA AVGGG; Roma seated facing, head left, holding globe and reversed spear, her left leg bare.Reference: RIC IX Siscia 27(b), mint mark 2 (p. 151).[/QUOTE]

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