This came in today and I thought I’d share. It’s an unpublished 2 solidi medallion of Valentinian I struck in Antioch. 8.69 grams. Enjoy. Barry Murphy
A beauty. Now just drill a hole in it, run a nice chain through the hole & you got yourself a cool coin necklace.
The reverse is stunning. Does the figure on the right have her foot on a peacock, or other type of bird?
So I see the emperor and Securitas (Tyche) both holding scepters, each holding a globe with Nike. The Nikes are crowning them with wreaths. Tyche has her foot on a prow with bird-shaped neck. Does the emperor also have his foot on a globe? Or is that just his boot? Edit: actually it looks like the emperor's Nike is not on a globe.
This 2 solidi coin was something exceptional, it may have been minted very soon after Valentinian's election in 364. The reverse shows the allegory of Rome enthroned facing and Constantinople enthroned left, wearing turreted crown and foot on prow, each one holding a globe supporting a victory crowning them. With the legend Securitas Rei Publicae, this reverse type is close to the reverse types of Jovian's solidi. During his reign, Valentinian's solidi with Rome and Constantinople enthroned had the legend Gloria Romanorum (and Rome and Constantinople hold a shield inscribed Vot. X mult. XX). The legend Securitas Rei Publicae is found on AE3 only, with a victory advancing left holding wreath and palm. The parallel for this medallion is only found on Jovian's solidi, Securitas Rei Publicae, Rome and Constantinople holding a shield inscribed Vot. V mult. X.