Description: Valentinian III (425 - 455 AD). AE4, Rome mint. D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG; pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGG; Victory walking left, wreath upward in right, palm frond over shoulder in left.

Diameter: AE10 mm

Weight: 0,86 g

Grade: gF/F

Attribution: RIC X 2121

Commentary: rare; green patina, some roughness, tight flan

History: Valentinian was ineffectual as a ruler, but nevertheless his legitimate status and connection to the old ruling dynasty provided a last vestige of unity for the increasingly fragmented Roman empire.

Article Number: 049-01-06-41652