Valens

Reigned: 364-378 A.D.

FLAVIVS VALENS was born at Cibulae in Pannonia Secunda in 328 to Gratianus the Elder. His older brother, Valentinian I, was hailed as Augustus on February 26, 364 after the death of Jovian. He named Valens as co-Augustus and gave him control of the eastern provinces. After some campaigns against the Goths from 367-369, he turned his attention to Armenia, where the Sassanians had been given a free hand by the treaty of 363. In 376 he allowed the Goths to settle in Thrace, but conflicts quickly arose, and Valens was killed in the great Gothic victory at the Battle of Hadrianopolis on August 9, 378.(From MONETA, from www.numus.com)

Mint Of Siscia  


AE 3 (19mm, 2.86g) Struck 364-367 A.D. Siscia

Obv: D N VALENS P F AVG Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right

Rev: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm ASISC in exergue

RIC IX 7b Type ii

 
   


AE 3 (18mm, 2.44g) Struck 364-367 A.D. Siscia

Obv: D N VALENS P F AVG Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right

Rev: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm ASISC in exergue

RIC IX 7b Type i
   


AE 3 (18mm, 2.34g) Struck 364-367 A.D. Siscia

Obv: D N VALENS P F AVG Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right

Rev: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm ASISC in exergue

RIC IX 7b Type i
   


AE 3 (17mm, 2.37g) Struck 367-375 A.D. Siscia

Obv: D N VALENS P F AVG Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right

Rev: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm R on left field ASISC in exergue

RIC IX 15b Type x
   


AE 3 (19mm, 2.40g) Struck 367-375 A.D. Siscia

Obv: D N VALENS P F AVG Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right

Rev: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm D over in left field, F in right ASISCV in exergue

RIC IX 15b Type xliii
   


AE 3 (19mm 2.29g) Struck 367-375 A.D. Siscia

Obv: D N VALENS P F AVG Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right

Rev: GLORIA ROMANORVM Valens adv. right dragging captive and holding labrum in left field, over A in right field TES in exergue

RIC IX 26b xvii
   
Unknown Mint  


AE 3 (19mm 2.88g) Struck 364-378 A.D.

Obv: D N VALENS P F AVG Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right

Rev: GLORIA ROMANORVM Valens adv. right dragging captive and holding labrum

VanMeter 46

 
   


AE 3 (17mm 1.41g) Struck 364-378 A.D.

Obv: D N VALENS P F AVG Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right

Rev: GLORIA ROMANORVM Valens adv. right dragging captive and holding labrum

VanMeter 46
   

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