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Offline jimwho523

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Valentinian !! Ric and Rarity rating, please
« on: August 08, 2003, 10:14:44 am »
Valentinian II - AE2 (23 mm) 378-383 Siscia mint
Obv: DN VALENTINIANVS IVN PF AVG - Diademed, draped, and curaissed bust right
Rev: REPARATIO REIPVB - Valentinian II raising a kneeling radiate woman while being crowned by victory. in exe (?)sisc. Sear -4162 variant

The exergue is most likely ASISC, but I can't be 100% certain.

RIC and Rarity rating would be appreciated, Thanks

The patina on this one is dark green, thick and gorgeous, coin is much better than the scan.

Thanks as always, Jim
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Re:Valentinian !! Ric and Rarity rating, please
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2003, 10:40:00 am »
RIC 26b, common. According to RIC, the woman is turreted not radiate. turreted women seem to represent cities in many instances, so the image is probably intended as Valentinian restoring Roman 'civilisation' to some threatened city or region. Since never amounted to much at all as a ruler or a general its a bit of a con, but when did truth ever have anything to do with government propaganda anyway?
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