Nummus - Valentinian II VOT X MVLT XX; Cyzicus
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Theodosius I (379-395)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 378-383 |
| Value | Nummus / Follis (1⁄180) |
| Currency | Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 0.88 g |
| Diameter | 15 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 410337 |
| References | RIC IX# 21b John William Ernest Pearce, Harold Mattingly, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland, Robert Andrew Glendinning Carson; 1951. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 9. Valentinian I - Theodosius I (AD 364–395). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.9.cyz.21BOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Valentinian II, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG
Unabridged legend: Dominus Noster Valentinianus Pius Felix Augustus.
Translation: Our Lord Valentinian II pious successful emperor.
Reverse
Inscription within wreath.
Mintmark in exergue.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
VOT
X
MVLT
XX
Unabridged legend: Votis Decennalibus Multis Vicecennalibus.
Translation: Vows (prayers) on the tenth anniversary [of the emperor's rule], more for his [hoped-for] twentieth anniversary.
Mint
| SMK | Cyzicus, modern-day Kapıdağ Peninsula, Turkey |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (378-383) | 2nd Officina (SMKB; Subtype 1) | 71% | |||||||||||||
| ND (378-383) | 3rd Officina (SMKΓ; Subtype 2) | 0% | |||||||||||||
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