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Valens, 28 March 364 - 9 August 378 A.D.
Valens was the younger brother of Valentinian I, and he was declared Augustus in 364 A.D. Valens ruled the Eastern Roman Empire from the Danube to the Persian border. His brother, Valentinian I, ruled the Western Roman Empire from Caledonia (Scotland) to the Rhine frontier. Valens spent much of his time campaigning against the Goths and Persians. In 376 A.D., Valens allowed Gothic tribes, who were being driven forward by the Huns to settle in the Danube provinces. The Goths were so badly treated by the Romans that they rebelled. Valens was defeated by the Goths at the catastrophic battle of Hadrianople, where he lost his life and two-thirds of the Roman army was killed.RL20049. Bronze centenionalis, RIC IX Siscia 7(b)iii, LRBC II 1282, SRCV V 19831, Cohen VIII 47, aEF, nice green patina, reverse double struck, scarcer mint mark, 1st officina, Siscia (Sisak, Croatia) mint, weight 2.460g, maximum diameter 19.5mm, die axis 180o, 28 Mar 364 - 24 Aug 367 A.D.; obverse D N VALENS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE (security of the Republic), Victory walking left, wreath in right hand, palm frond in left hand, branch ASISC in exergue; SOLD
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