VALENTINIAN II
AD 375-392AE4. 1.37g, 12.1mm
MINTED: Cyzicus mint (?), AD 388-392
REF: Cf. RIC IX Cyzicus 26aOBVERSE: D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right.
REVERSE: SALVS REI-PVBLICAE, Victory advancing left, carrying trophy on shoulder, dragging captive behind her; cross-rho in left field, [SMK...?] in exergue.
Notes:
Tan patina. Reasonably detailed and well-centered, but struck on a compact flan. Mintmark mostly off-flan.
Historical Notes:
Valentinian was 4 years of age when his father, Valentinian I, died in AD 375 and senior army officers decided to raise him to the purple. He co-ruled with his elder brother, Gratian and an uncle, Valens, but by AD 383 both of them were also dead. Young Valentinian never exercised much imperial power himself, and was mostly under the thumb of his mother or co-emperors like Theodosius. In AD 392, the 21-year old Valens apparently hung himself in his home. He was possibly murdered by Theodosius's Frankish general, Arbogast.
VALENTINIAN II . AD 375-392 . AE4 . Victory dragging captive
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