Description: Valens (364 - 378 AD). AE3, Lugdunum mint 364-367 AD. D N VALENS P F AVG; pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITAS-REIPVBLICAE; Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm, OF in left field, I over dot-in-crescent in right field; LVGP in ex.

Diameter: AE17 mm

Weight: 1,76 g

Grade: gF/gF

Attribution: RIC 21a; LRBC 338

Commentary: rare; brown patina, irregular flan

History: Valens and his brother Valentinian revived the partition of the empire after a brief period of united rule under Julian II and Jovian.

Article Number: 021-08-03-42960