Nummus - Valens SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE; Antioch

Features

Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Valens (364-378)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 364-367
Value Nummus (1⁄7200)
Currency Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395)
Composition Bronze
Weight 2.35 g
Diameter 15.55 mm
Thickness 1 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
62923
References RIC IX# 12b,
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.anch.12B
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 VALENS-P F AVG

Unabridged legend: Dominus Noster Valens Pius Felix Augustus

Translation: Our Lord Valens pious and blessed emperor.

Reverse

Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm.
Mintmark and officina in exergue.

Script: Latin

Lettering: SECVRITAS-REIPVBLICAE

Translation: Security of the Republic.

Edge

Smooth

Mint

ANT Antioch on the Orontes, Syria, modern-day Antakya, Turkey

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (364-367)  1st Officina (ANTA)
ND (364-367)  2nd Officina (ANTB)
ND (364-367)  3rd Officina (ANTΓ)
ND (364-367)  4th Officina (ANTΔ)
ND (364-367)  5th Officina (ANTε)
ND (364-367)  6th Officina (ANTS)
ND (364-367)  7th Officina (ANTZ)
ND (364-367)  8th Officina (ANTH)
ND (364-367)  9th Officina (ANTΘ)

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