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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Magnus Maximus, post: 2257559, member: 73473&quot;]Hi folks!</p><p>I found this Valens Siliqua at a price I could not resist.</p><p>Interestingly enough, emissions of Siliquae in the Eastern Empire drastically fell after Valens death in 378, how odd?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]447701[/ATTACH]</p><p>Valens. AD 364-378. AR Siliqua (1,84g). Antioch mint. Struck AD 367-375. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOT/ X/ MVLT/ XX in four lines within wreath; ANT. RIC IX 34b.1; RSC 96†e. Good VF.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think I did very well as far as price goes, another dealer was selling an obverse and reverse die match for $200.</p><p><br /></p><p>From Socrates of Constantinople on the death of Emperor Valens:</p><p><i>&quot;Some have asserted that he was burnt to death in a village whither he had retired, which the barbarians assaulted and set on fire. But others affirm that having put off his imperial robe he ran into the midst of the main body of infantry; and that when the cavalry revolted and refused to engage, the infantry were surrounded by the barbarians, and completely destroyed in a body. Among these it is said the Emperor fell, but could not be distinguished, in consequence of his not having on his imperial habit.&quot;</i></p><p>Please post your coins of poor Emperor Valens!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447710[/ATTACH]</p><p>RIP Valens<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie15" alt=":arghh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie87" alt=":sorry:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie41" alt=":depressed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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