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ID:     731613
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Valentinian III
Date Ruled:     AD 424-455
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Solidus
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 425-429
Weight:     4.46 g
Obverse Legend:     D N VALENTIN_IANVS P F AVG
Obverse Description:     Helmeted bust facing, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, spear in right hand held over right shoulder behind head, an left arm shield decorated with horseman riding down enemy.spearing a fallen enemy
Reverse Legend:     SALVS REI_PVBLICAE Γ
Reverse Description:     Two emperors nimbate enthroned facing, both in consular robes, both holding mappa in right hand and cruciform sceptre in left; above and between them a star
Exergue:     CONOB
Mint Mark:     CONOB
Mint:     Constantinople
Primary Reference:     RIC X 0242
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=22299
Grade:     Good VF, light field marks, slight bend in flan
Notes:     Ex Dieter Gorny Auktion 64 (11 October 1993), lot 828.