Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XVII 28 Mar 2019
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Valentinian II AV Solidus. Constantinople, AD 380. D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / CONCORDIA AVGGG•, turreted figure of Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, with head to right and foot on prow, holding globe and sceptre; CONOB in exergue. RIC -; Depeyrot 30, note; N. Dürr and P. Bastien, Trésor de Solidi (353-388), SNG 63, p. 225, 92; Nomos 1, 173. 4.49g; 20mm, 12h.
Near Mint State. Extremely Rare - the third example known.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction XIV, 21 September 2017, lot 829.
The unbroken legend on this type is a convention that indicates the junior status of the depicted emperor. Valentinian II was only nine years old in AD 380, and was therefore not accorded the honour of a legend with breaks.
Near Mint State. Extremely Rare - the third example known.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction XIV, 21 September 2017, lot 829.
The unbroken legend on this type is a convention that indicates the junior status of the depicted emperor. Valentinian II was only nine years old in AD 380, and was therefore not accorded the honour of a legend with breaks.