VALENS 367-375 AD Æ Roman Bronze Nummus Coin Victory Siscia

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VALENS 367-375 AD Æ3 Roman Bronze Nummus Coin
Obverse legend: DN VALENS PF AVG (pearl diadem, draped, cuirassed bust right)
Reverse legend:
SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE (Victory advancing left, holding wreath in right hand, and palm-branch in left, star over P left field, M right
)
RIC IX 15b, type xvii - Siscia Mintmark(ASISC) (Sisak, Croatia)(b2)
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.
Diameter: 18,84 mm
Weight: 3,00 g
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