Watch List notes:

Valens, 364-378. Solidus (Gold, 22 mm, 4.53 g, 6 h), Nicomedia, January 368. D N VALENS P F AVG Pearl-diademed bust of Valens to left, wearing consular robes, holding mappa in his right hand and scepter in his left. Rev. VOTA PV-BLICA / S-N-I Valentinian I and Valens, crowned, seated facing on double-throne, each nimbate and in consular robes, and holding mappa in their right hands and scepter in their left; in exergue, between the mintmark, two bound captives. Depeyrot 19/b. RIC 16b. Rare. Light die breaks on the obverse and with a scrape on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.


From the collection of a retired senior air force officer, ex Gorny & Mosch 211, 4 March 2013, 713.