Ancients
Valentinian III, Western Roman Empire (AD 425-455). AV solidus (22mm, 4.38 gm, 1h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 3/5, scratch. Ravenna, AD 426-430. D N PLA VALENTI-NIANVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valentinian III right, seen from front / VICTORI-A AVGGG, Valentinian III standing facing, long cross in right hand, Victory left on globe in left with drapery 'in parentheses', right foot on human-headed serpent with closed coil; R-V across fields, COMOB in exergue. RIC X 2019.
From the Rockport Collection. Privately purchased from Heritage Auctions in the 1980s. Sold with original custom holder listing older catalog references.
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