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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Roman Coins| ▸ |The Late Empire| ▸ |Valens||View Options:  |  |  | 

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. He was given command of the Eastern provinces, where he 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.

|Valens|, |Valens,| |28| |March| |364| |-| |9| |August| |378| |A.D.||solidus|
The mint mark in the exergue may be read TR for Treveri, OB for obryzium (refined gold).
SH56811. Gold solidus, RIC IX Trier 17e2/39a1, EF, weight 4.473 g, maximum diameter 20.6 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Treveri (Trier) mint, 24 Aug 367 - 9 Aug 378 A.D.; obverse D N VALENS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse VICTORIA AVGG (victory of the two emperors), Valentinian and Valens, enthroned facing, together they hold a globe, palm frond between their legs, Victory facing in center above behind throne with spread wings, TROBC in exergue; very light hairline scratches, slight double strike, excellent centering; scarce; SOLD


|Valens|, |Valens,| |28| |March| |364| |-| |9| |August| |378| |A.D.||solidus|
The mint mark in the exergue may be read TR for Treveri, OB for obryzium (refined gold), and the final T for tertia (3rd officina).
SH28058. Gold solidus, RIC IX Trier 17(e)4, Choice EF, weight 4.423 g, maximum diameter 21.1 mm, die axis 180o, 3rd officina, Treveri (Trier, Germany) mint, obverse D N VALENS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse VICTORIA AVGG (victory of the two emperors), Valentinian and Valens, enthroned facing, together they hold globe, palm between them, Victory with spread wings facing above, TROBT in exergue; SOLD


|Valens|, |Valens,| |28| |March| |364| |-| |9| |August| |378| |A.D.||solidus|
RIC lists only officinae Γ, E and H for this issue.
SH08994. Gold solidus, RIC IX Antioch 2(d)xxix var., superb aMS, weight 4.52 g, maximum diameter 22.5 mm, die axis 180o, 10th officina, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 28 Mar 364 - 24 Aug 367 A.D.; obverse D N VALENS PER F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE, Emperor standing facing, head right, holding standard decorated with cross and Victory on globe, ANTI* in exergue; very rare; SOLD







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