Artemide Aste s.r.l.
Auction LI 27-28 Apr 2019
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Valentinian III (425-455). AE Nummus, Rome (?) mint. D/ [DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG]. Pearl-diademed and draped bust right. R/ [VICTORIA AVGG] Victory standing facing, head left, holding wreath in each hand. Cf. RIC X, 2134 (R5) and note. AE. g. 0.95 mm. 9.50 RRRRR. Extremely rare, apparently the third specimen known. An outstanding example, from fresh and unusually well engraved dies. Lovely chocolate-brown patina. Good VF.
Cf. M Munzi, "Un nummus inedito di Valentiniano III " in Mélanges de l'école francaise de Rome/Annèe 1995/107-2/pp. 1021-1025. Cf. Vecchi, NVMMORVM AVCTIONES 13, lot 1117. The type may relate to the victory of Theodosius II over Johannes. After the usurper had been defeated by the army of the Eastern Empire in a combined naval and land campaign, Valentinian was installed as Western Emperor in Rome on October 23, 425 AD, at the age of six.
Cf. M Munzi, "Un nummus inedito di Valentiniano III " in Mélanges de l'école francaise de Rome/Annèe 1995/107-2/pp. 1021-1025. Cf. Vecchi, NVMMORVM AVCTIONES 13, lot 1117. The type may relate to the victory of Theodosius II over Johannes. After the usurper had been defeated by the army of the Eastern Empire in a combined naval and land campaign, Valentinian was installed as Western Emperor in Rome on October 23, 425 AD, at the age of six.