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Nummus - Valentinianus I RESTITVTOR REIP, Aquileia
| 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 script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The emperor Valentinian I stands facing left in military attire, holding a labarum (chi-rho standard) in his right hand and a Victory on globe in his outstretched left hand, a composition emblematic of imperial restoration imagery. The figure is rendered with characteristic late Roman stylization, conveying imperial authority and divine favour. The divided reverse legend RESTITV-TOR REIP encircles the field, proclaiming the emperor as Restorer of the State. The exergue bears the Aquileia mint mark SMAQ (Sacra Moneta Aquileia), with officina letters differentiating the first (SMAQP) and second (SMAQS) workshops. |
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Valentinian I took the western throne in 364 after being selected by the army following Jovian's sudden death — a soldier's emperor, blunt and effective, who spent his entire reign fortifying the Rhine frontier against Alamannic pressure. The RESTITVTOR REIP type was the standard proclamation coinage of the new Valentinianic dynasty, issued simultaneously across multiple mints to assert legitimacy quickly. Aquileia, positioned at the head of the Adriatic, served as a critical supply node for precisely the northern campaigns Valentinian was already planning.