Details
LOT 3766
Valentinian II AE 21mm. AD 383-388. Antioch mint. 4th officina.
D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS E-XERCITI, emperor standing to right, holding standard and globe, foot on captive to right; ANTΔ in exergue. RIC IX 63a var. (officina not listed). Good Very Fine. Extremely rare with this officina.(5.38gr, 21mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
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