Siliqua of Valentinian II, Trier | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1942.176.491
People: Valentinian II, Roman (r. 375-392 CE)
Title: Siliqua of Valentinian II, Trier
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 388-392
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Trier (Germania)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine
Culture: Roman Imperial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/182356

Physical Descriptions

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

1.58 g

Die Axis

6

Denomination

siliqua

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG
Reverse Inscription: VIRTVS ROMANORVM

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RIC IX, 94a, p. 31

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: 1942.176.491
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: Helmeted Roma seated on cuirass facing l.; globe with Victory in r. hand; reversed spear in l. hand. TRPS in exergue.

Verification Level

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