Nummus - Valens SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE; Siscia

Nummus - Valens (SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE; Siscia) - obverseNummus - Valens (SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE; Siscia) - reverse

Obverse © RiderPL05 (CC0)

Features

Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Valens (364-378)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 367-375
Value Nummus (1⁄7200)
Currency Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395)
Composition Bronze
Weight 3.00 g
Diameter 15 mm
Thickness 1 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
126349
References RIC IX# 15B (xii),
John William Ernest Pearce, Harold Mattingly, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland, Robert A. G. Carson; 1951. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 9. Valentinian I - Theodosius I (AD 364–395). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
OCRE# ric.9.sis.15B
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Valens, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: D N VALEN-S P F AVG

Unabridged legend: Dominus noster Valens pius felix Augustus.

Translation: Our Lord Valens, pious blessed emperor.

Reverse

Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm.
Letter in left field.
Dot in crescent followed by mintmark and officina in exergue.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SECVRITAS - REIPVBLICAE
D

Unabridged legend: Securitas Reipublicae.

Translation: Safety of the State.

Mint

SISC Siscia, modern-day Sisak, Croatia

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (367-375)  $ 7.40 1st Officina (● in crescent-ASISC)

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