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Follis - Valens GLORIA ROMANORVM, Thessalonica
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Thessalonica |
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| Year | 364-367 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped and cuirassed bust of Emperor Valens, wearing a pearl diadem. The effigy is rendered in the late Roman imperial style, with the emperor's features presented in a bold, slightly stylized manner characteristic of the Valentinianic period. The encircling obverse legend reads D N VALENS P F AVG, running clockwise around the bust. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Emperor Valens in military attire, facing right, holding a labarum (chi-rho standard) in his right hand and dragging a kneeling captive by the hair with his left hand. The captive, representing a subdued barbarian, kneels at the emperor's feet to the left. The reverse legend GLORIA ROMANORVM encircles the scene, and the mint mark TESΓ appears in the exergue, identifying the Thessalonica mint, third officina. |
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