Details
LOT 3764
Valens AR Siliqua. Struck AD 367-375. Treveri mint.
D N VALEN-S P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / VRBS ROMA, Roma seated to left on throne, holding Victory on globe to right and sceptre; TRPS• below. RIC IX 27e.1; RSC 109†a. Good Very Fine. Deep iridescent toning. Flan crack at 5h. Double-struck on reverse.(2.01gr, 19mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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