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Source Description
Obverse: Bust of Valentinian I, diademed, draped and cuirassed, right; beaded border. Reverse: Emperor, dressed in military uniform, standing frontal, head turned right, holding labrum (late Roman standard) in right hand, Victory atop and orb in left hand; Victory faces left, crowns the emperor with a wreath; in exergue, palm leaf symbol to right (control mark); beaded border.
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Document identity
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25125
label
Solidus of Valentinian I
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Source metadata
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25125
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title
Solidus of Valentinian I
description
Obverse: Bust of Valentinian I, diademed, draped and cuirassed, right; beaded border. Reverse: Emperor, dressed in military uniform, standing frontal, head turned right, holding labrum (late Roman standard) in right hand, Victory atop and orb in left hand; Victory faces left, crowns the emperor with a wreath; in exergue, palm leaf symbol to right (control mark); beaded border.
provenance
Charles Morley, New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1946, by purchase.
date
364-365 CE (Late Antique)
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CC0
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en
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coins
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Max diam: 13/16 in. (2 cm)
Source extras
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Roman
inscriptions
[Inscription
Latin; obverse] D(ominus) N(oster) VALENTINIANVS P(ius) F(elix) AVG(ustus) [Translation] Our Lord Valentinian
pious
lucky
Augustus [Inscription
Latin; reverse] RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE; in exergue
• R(omae) P(ercussa) [Translation] Restorer of the Republic; struck at Rome
reign
Valentinian I (AD 364-75)
med
gold; struck
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6191
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ROM
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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