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Follis - Valens SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, Siscia
| Uitgever | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Jaar | 364-367 |
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| Waarde | Follis (1⁄180) |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Right-facing bust of Emperor Valens, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed, rendered in the late Roman imperial style. The effigy displays finely articulated drapery over the cuirass, with the pearl diadem clearly visible across the brow. The obverse legend encircles the bust in Latin capitals, reading D N VALENS P F AVG. The portrait conveys the characteristic broad-faced physiognomy associated with Valentinianic dynasty portraiture, with pronounced facial features and a strong profile. The field is slightly granular, consistent with hammered late Roman bronze coinage. |
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| Schrift keerzijde | Latin, Greek |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Valens became co-emperor in 364 when his brother Valentinian I, having seized power after Jovian's sudden death, needed a trusted partner to hold the East while he managed the Rhine frontier. The Siscia mint — modern Sisak in Croatia — was one of the most productive western mints of the late fourth century, and issues from this early period of Valens' reign predate his disastrous eastern campaigns by over a decade. He would die at Adrianople in 378, the first Roman emperor killed in battle since Decius, and the defeat effectively ended Roman military dominance of the Balkans.