VALENS 364-367 AD Æ Roman Bronze Coin GLORIA ROMANORVM Siscia

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VALENS 364-367 AD Æ4 Roman Bronze Nummus
Obverse legend: DN VALENS PF AVG (pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right)
Reverse legend: GLORIA ROMANORVM (Emperor walking right with head turned back while grasping bound captive and holding a banner with "Chi-Rho", star over A right field)
RIC IX 5b - Siscia Mintmark
(Sisak, Croatia)(f4)
Valens was the younger brother of Valentinian I, and he was declared Augustus in 364 A.D. He was given command of the Eastern provinces, where he spent much of his time campaigning against the Goths and Persians. In 376 A.D., Valens allowed Gothic tribes, who were being driven forward by the Huns to settle in the Danube provinces. The Goths were so badly treated by the Romans that they rebelled. Valens was defeated by the Goths at the catastrophic battle of Hadrianople, where he lost his life and two-thirds of the Roman army was killed.
Diameter: 16,86 mm
Weight: 2,24 g
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