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Solidus - Valentinian III SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Eastern Roman Empire |
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| Year | 425-429 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two nimbate emperors, Theodosius II on the left and Valentinian III on the right, are depicted enthroned and facing, each holding an akakia in the right hand and a cruciform scepter in the left, symbolizing shared imperial authority over East and West. A star appears in the upper field between the two figures. The reverse legend SALVS REI-PVBLICAE, meaning 'Health of the Republic', frames the composition, with the officina letter Δ positioned within the legend field. The exergue bears the mint mark CONOB, denoting a full-weight solidus struck at the Constantinople mint. |
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Valentinian III was only four years old when this coin was struck. His mother Galla Placidia ruled as regent, and real power in the West sat with the general Aetius and the eastern court of Theodosius II, who had militarily installed the child emperor in Ravenna in 425 after defeating the usurper Joannes. These solidi, struck at Constantinople rather than a western mint, underscore just how dependent the new western regime was on eastern support — the coins themselves are a product of that dependency.