Valentinian I – 321-375
AE 4, 150 mm, 1.5 cm, 2.25 g
Obv: DN VALENTINI ANVS PF AVG
Our Lord Valentinius, Pious and Happy, Year of Augustus
Bust man, jeweled diadem, short hair
Rx: Gloria Romanorum
Glory to Romans
Man dragging another man by the hair, carrying staff
Ex: SISC
Mint of Siscia
Valentinian:
The first of three Roman emperors bearing his name, this Valentinian was the last great Western Emperor. His brother was also an Emperor. They were Croatian born,sons of a successful Roman general. As Emperor, he traveled extensively and was generally quite popular. However, he died when yelling hysterically at an audience while abroad, burst a blood vessel in his brain, and subsequently died, ending his eleven year reign.
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