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Emperor Dragging Captive: Valens (Barbarous?) AE3 Interesting Rarity, GLORIA ROMANORVM, 2 Crosses, CONSΔ (RIC IX 41b.7)
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Valens AE3 (17mm, 1.91g, 6h). Constantinople, 367-375 CE.
Obverse: D N VALENS P F AVG. Bust of Valens, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right.
Reverse: GLORIA ROMANORVM. Emperor advancing right, dragging captive with right hand and holding labarum in left. Crosses in fields to left and right; CONSΔ in exergue.
References: ERIC II p. 1098, No. 493 (tentative) = RIC (IX, Constantinople) 41b, Subtype 7 [+/+//CONSΔ]; OCRE 41b.7 [LINK] (Zero examples cited); Esty Reverse Type 5 [LINK] for GLORIA ROMANORVM Emperor dragging captive.
Provenance: Acq. 9 Oct 2013 from N. Hochrein (Holding History Coins [DePere, WI USA]) for $2.11.
Notes: A rare sub-type, described in RIC IX (p. 220, 41b.7), but with no specimen cited. I've yet to find another.
This one could very easily be a barbarous imitation. Was the RIC 41b.7 specimen also barbarous? Is this coin imitating the official type or was there no such official type, only a distinctive imitation with these controls & mintmark?
See more on this coin on the Discussion Board: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=130449.0
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![Emperor Dragging Captive: Valens (Barbarous?) AE3 Interesting Rarity, GLORIA ROMANORVM, 2 Crosses, CONSΔ (RIC IX 41b.7)
[b]Valens AE3[/b] (17mm, 1.91g, 6h). Constantinople, 367-375 CE.
[b]Obverse[/b]: D N VALENS P F AVG. Bust of Valens, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right.
[b]Reverse[/b]: GLORIA ROMANORVM. Emperor advancing right, dragging captive with right hand and holding labarum in left. Crosses in fields to left and right; CONSΔ in exergue.
[b]References[/b]: ERIC II p. 1098, No. 493 (tentative) = RIC (IX, Constantinople) 41b, Subtype 7 [+/+//CONSΔ]; OCRE 41b.7 [url=http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.9.cnp.41B.7][LINK][/url] (Zero examples cited); Esty Reverse Type 5 [url=http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/type5.html][LINK][/url] for GLORIA ROMANORVM Emperor dragging captive.
[b]Provenance[/b]: Acq. 9 Oct 2013 from N. Hochrein (Holding History Coins [DePere, WI USA]) for $2.11.
[b]Notes[/b]: A rare sub-type, described in RIC IX (p. 220, 41b.7), but with no specimen cited. I've yet to find another.
This one could very easily be a barbarous imitation. Was the RIC 41b.7 specimen also barbarous? Is this coin imitating the official type or was there no such official type, only a distinctive imitation with these controls & mintmark?
See more on this coin on the Discussion Board: [url]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=130449.0[/url]](albums/userpics/27154/normal_Valens_Captive_Crosses_RIC_41b-7.png "Click to view full size image
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Emperor Dragging Captive: Valens (Barbarous?) AE3 Interesting Rarity, GLORIA ROMANORVM, 2 Crosses, CONSΔ (RIC IX 41b.7)
[b]Valens AE3[/b] (17mm, 1.91g, 6h). Constantinople, 367-375 CE.
[b]Obverse[/b]: D N VALENS P F AVG. Bust of Valens, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right.
[b]Reverse[/b]: GLORIA ROMANORVM. Emperor advancing right, dragging captive with right hand and holding labarum in left. Crosses in fields to left and right; CONSΔ in exergue.
[b]References[/b]: ERIC II p. 1098, No. 493 (tentative) = RIC (IX, Constantinople) 41b, Subtype 7 [+/+//CONSΔ]; OCRE 41b.7 [url=http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.9.cnp.41B.7][LINK][/url] (Zero examples cited); Esty Reverse Type 5 [url=http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/type5.html][LINK][/url] for GLORIA ROMANORVM Emperor dragging captive.
[b]Provenance[/b]: Acq. 9 Oct 2013 from N. Hochrein (Holding History Coins [DePere, WI USA]) for $2.11.
[b]Notes[/b]: A rare sub-type, described in RIC IX (p. 220, 41b.7), but with no specimen cited. I've yet to find another.
This one could very easily be a barbarous imitation. Was the RIC 41b.7 specimen also barbarous? Is this coin imitating the official type or was there no such official type, only a distinctive imitation with these controls & mintmark?
See more on this coin on the Discussion Board: [url]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=130449.0[/url]")
