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ID:     AN00661341_001_l
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Valentinian III
Date Ruled:     AD 424-455
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Semissis
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 425-430
Weight:     2.09 g
Obverse Legend:     D N PLA VALENTI_NIANVS P F AVG
Obverse Description:     Rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse Legend:     VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM
Reverse Description:     Victory seated right on cuirass, facing her a small winged genius; between them they support on a small short column and her left knee, a shield inscribed with a Chi-Rho, to which she points.
Exergue:     COMOB
Mint Mark:     COMOB/ R in left filed/ V in right field
Mint:     Ravenna
Primary Reference:     RIC X 2013
Photograph Credit:     © The Trustees of the British Museum
Source:     http://www.britishmuseum.org
Notes:     (1) Registration number: 1896,0608.122 (2) Purchased from Rollin & Feuardent in 1896; Previous owner/ex-collection of Hyman Montagu