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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.

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