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Nummus - Valentinian I RESTITVTOR REIP, Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 364-367 |
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| Currency | Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Emperor Valentinian I, rendered in the standard late Roman imperial style, with a pearl diadem, draped paludamentum, and cuirass. The effigy displays the characteristic rigid frontality of fourth-century AD bronze coinage, with the emperor's features modeled in low relief. The surrounding field carries the imperial titulature legend in Latin capitals. A beaded border frames the entire obverse design. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Valentinian I came to power in February 364 AD through military acclamation following the death of Jovian, and within weeks faced pressure to appoint a co-emperor — a structural necessity for governing an empire stretched across two fronts. He elevated his brother Valens to rule the East and took the West himself, a division that would prove permanent. The RESTITVTOR REIP type belongs to the propaganda push of his early reign, asserting dynastic legitimacy for two emperors who had no imperial blood whatsoever.
RIC IX 20a is attributed specifically to the Constantinopolis mint, officina identifiable by reverse exergue marks.