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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.497
People
Valentinian II, Roman (r. 375-392 CE)
Title
Coin (AE3) of Valentinian II, Nicomedia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
378-383
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Nikomedeia (Bithynia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/182185

Physical Descriptions

Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.41 g
Die Axis
6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: D N VALENTINIANVS IVN P F AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: VRBS ROMA

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC IX, 34(1), p. 259

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.176.497
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bust of emperor r., draped, cuirassed, with pearl diadem.
Reverse: Roma seated on cuirass facing l., holding Victory on globe in r. hand and reversed spear in l. hand. Star in field to r. SMNB in exergue.

Verification Level

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