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Nummus - Valens GLORIA ROMANORVM, Sirmium
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Sirmium |
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| Year | 364-367 |
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| Thickness | 1 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The emperor, depicted in full military attire, strides vigorously to the right, grasping a captive by the hair with his right hand and bearing a Chi-Rho labarum in his left. The composition conveys Roman martial dominance and imperial triumph in the characteristic late antique figural style. The reverse legend GLORIA ROMANORVM, meaning 'To the Glory of the Romans,' encircles the scene. An officina letter and the mintmark SIRM appear in the exergue, identifying production at the Sirmium mint. The type is consistent with the broader series issued under Valens celebrating military victories on the Danubian frontier. |
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Sirmium — modern Sremska Mitrovica in Serbia — was one of the most strategically critical mints of the late empire, positioned near the Danube frontier where pressure from Gothic and Sarmatian incursions was near-constant. Valens received the eastern half of the empire when his brother Valentinian I divided rule in 364, and Sirmium fell under western administration, making coins struck here in Valens' name a product of fraternal coordination rather than his own mint network.
RIC IX 4b is distinguished from the parallel 4a issue by its specific officina attribution.