I've had alot of Valentinian AEs over my 6 years of collecting ancients & as much as I would like a silver, my budget keeps me from acquiring one. But I found this one about a month ago & got it pretty cheap and at this time, is my favorite of the AEs I have bought of him. And it is SMKB, the dirt on the B obscures part of the letter. Valentinian I (364 - 375 A.D.) Æ3 O: DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right. R: RESTITVTOR REIP, Valentinian standing front, head right, holding Victory and standard with X on banner. Mintmark SMKB 20mm 3.38g Cyzicus RIC 10a, B
Nice! I have a couple... Valentinian I AD 364-375 AW, 2.7g, 18mm; 1h; Siscia mint Obv.: DN VALENTINI-ANVS PF AVG, pearl diademed, curiassed & draped bust right Rev.: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE; victory advancing left, holding wreath in right and Palm in last hand. Star over A in left field In Ex.: DASISC Valentinian I, AD 364-375 AE, 2.2g, 17.5mm; 6h; Siscia mint Obv.: DN VALENTINI-ANVS PF AVG; pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev.: GLORIA RO-MANORVM; emperor in military garb advancing right, head left, holding labrum, dragging captive behind. M in left field, star overPay in right field. In Ex.: BSISC
My favorite Valentinian I is the only AE1 type he issued. As these go mine is on a small flan losing some legend and part of the Heraclea mintmark. RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE
last year i picked up this rough one from thessalonica... Valentinian I, AD 364-375 O: D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; R: GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor dragging captive with right, labarum (standard decorated with chi-rho) in left, TESB, Thessalonica mintRIC IX 16a, 17 mm, 2.6g
Mat, what is the actual color. It almost looks purple. Nice coin BTW. Most of my Val I are not in the best of conditions, but this is one of the better: VALENTINIAN I AE3 OBVERSE: D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right REVERSE: GLORIA RO-MANORVM, emperor walking right, head turned back, grasping bound captive at the top of the head & holding labarum, D in right field, Mint unknown 2.7g, 18mm Anyone figure out the mint?
Nice score Mat. No AE2 of his in my collection, "only" an AE1 and a siliqua. Valentinian I, AE1 Cyzicus mint, 1st officina D N VALENTINI ANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right RESTITVTOR REIPUBLICAE, Valentinian standing left, head right, holding standard and vicotry on globe. SMKA at exergue 9.66 gr Ref : Cohen # 30, LRBC # 2514 Valentinian I, Siliqua Constantinople mint, 4th officina DN VALENTINI - ANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right VOT V in a laurel wreath, CP.delta at exergue 1.57 gr Ref : RC # 4097v, RIC IX # 13a, Cohen # 69 Q
I always love it when this dude gets the call ... => again, this was my very first ancient purchase!! => $25 (delivered)
A very interresting mule for Valentinan I. Two coins are know, one is mine, the second was found in England and déclared into the PA.S. VALENTINIEN I (364-375) - LYON Silique, 364-367, Imitation A/ D N VALENT-INIANVS P F AVG Dominus Noster Valentinianus Pius Felix Augustus, Notre Seigneur Valentinien Pieux Heureux Auguste Buste à droite, drapé et cuirassé, diadémé (Perles). R/ RESTITVTOR-REIPVBLICAE//LVG Restitutor Reipublicae, Le Restaurateur de la République L'empereur debout de face tourné à gauche, la tête à droite, tenant le labarum chrismé de la main droite et le globe nicéphore de la main gauche. Hampe du labarum lisse, sans crochet ni croix. Argent, Poids : 1.81 gr, Diamètre : 18 mm, axe des coins : 2h RIC IX manque , RSC manque, BASTIEN N/C La monnaie est sur Nummus-Bible Commentaires : It is undoubtedly about an imitation, realized by copy of die of miliarens of the mint of Lyon (Cf RIC 5). On the observce, the titulature with this break T-I (VALENT-INIANVS) is totally unknown of the monayage of this emperor. The plan of the face of the emperor, in particular the eye, and the typography, does not deceive on the unofficial character of this silique. On the reverse, the legend was officially used in the golde and silver issues for this mint. No silique was struck with this complete legend, but rather in RESTITVTOR-REIP. However, the RIC gave, for the mint of Nicomédie, a silique in the identical reverse, but in the correct titulature of the observe (RIC 5). An imitation for the mint of Thessalonica gave one quasi-identical but incomplete reverse (RESTITVT-REIPVBLICAE), property of British Museum. Weight observed by the copy of British Museum ( CGR142564): 2.23 gr http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx?searchText=CGR142564 In October, 2013, a detectoriste discovered an identical siliqua, the same die of observe and reverse, a little bit heavier (1.96gr). It was announced in the PAS http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/590284 Fiche de la monnaie sur la base Siliquae
