Nummus - Valens SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE; Constantinopolis
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Valens (364-378)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 364-367 |
| Value | Nummus / Follis (1⁄180) |
| Currency | Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 2.18 g |
| Diameter | 15.86 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 427695 |
| References | RIC IX# 21C 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.cnp.21COnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Valens, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right
Script: Latin
Lettering: D N VALENS-P F AVG
Unabridged legend: Dominus Noster Valens Pius Felix Augustus.
Translation: Our Lord Valens, pious and blessed emperor.
Reverse
Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm.
Mintmark and officina in exergue.
Script: Latin
Lettering: SECVRITAS-REIPVBLICAE
Unabridged legend: Securitas Reipublicae
Translation: The Safety of the State.
Mint
| CONS | Constantinople (ancient), modern-day Istanbul, Turkey (330-476) |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (364-367) | 1st Officina (CONSPA; Subtype 1) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (364-367) | 2nd Officina (*/CONSB; Subtype 9) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (364-367) | 2nd Officina (CONSB; Subtype 5) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (364-367) | 2nd Officina (CONSPA; Subtype 2) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (364-367) | 3rd Officina (*/CONSΓ; Subtype 10) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (364-367) | 3rd Officina (CONSPΓ; Subtype 3) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (364-367) | 4th Officina (CONSΔ; Subtype 6) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (364-367) | 5th Officina (CONS∈; Subtype 7) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (364-367) | 5th Officina (CONSP∈; Subtype 4) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (364-367) | 6th Officina (*/CONSS; Subtype 11) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (364-367) | 7th Officina (CONSZ; Subtype 8) | ||||||||||||||
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