Valentinian III. Half-siliqua; Valentinian III; 425-455 AD, Rome, Half Siliqua, 0.68g. RIC-2087 (R3). Obv: [D N PLA VALENTI]NIANVS P [F AVG] Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust r., seen from front. Rx: [VICTOR] - IA A[VGG] Victory advancing l. holding wreath and palm, presumed [RM] in exergue is off flan. Ex CNG E274, 22 February 2012, lot 459. Judging from the examples illustrated in RIC, pl. 52, the style of our piece accords better with Rome than with the other possibility, Ravenna (RIC-2085, with RV in exergue).
($500)