Coin Portraying Emperor Valentinian I

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Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

364-375

Roman

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Valentinian I, facing right.

On the back (reverse) Valentinian dominates a diminutive captive, shown to his right.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture: Ancient Roman
Title: Coin Portraying Emperor Valentinian I
Place: Roman Empire (Minted in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 364 CE–375 CE
Medium: Bronze
Inscriptions: Obverse: D N VALENTINEIANVS P F AVG Reverse: GLORIA ROMANORVM
Dimensions: Diam.: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
Reference Number: 1923.1374
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Mrs. William Nelson (Helen T.) Pelouze (1866-1953), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1923.

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