Assistance Iding Silver Roman Siliqua

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etaf201 New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 05/07/2019 4:33 pm Good evening all I am a new member of the forum and would really appreciate some help in IDing a recent metal detecting find, found in the South of England. Having done some initial research, I believe it to be a Roman siliqua of Emperor Valens minted during his reign in 364 AD - 378AD. The reverse of the coin has the mintmark "TRPS", suggesting it was minted at Trier in Germany. The reverse shows Roma seated left on cuirass. What is bothering me is that I have not been able to find another example in which the hair of the emperor is arranged in the same manner. Could any knowledgeable people point me in the right direction? Any help is very much appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/07/2019 4:49 pm to the community Nice find, I'm sure there will be someone along shortly to help with the identification. Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 05/07/2019 5:03 pm Your image is a little out of focus but I believe this coin is struck from the same die pair: https://cNGCoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=279746 Nice find! Edited by Kushanshah 05/07/2019 5:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 05/07/2019 5:08 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
etaf201 New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 05/07/2019 5:19 pm Thank you so much Kushanshah, exactly what I after! #9786;#65039; Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 05/07/2019 5:37 pm Nice find - so many UK dug siliqua are halved and clipped, good to find a nice example of a whole one. Many say that Valens marks the start of Rome's terminal decline; he was elevated to the purple by his brother, Valentinian, a noted general and successful emperor who lead the last Roman imperial expedition across the Rhine and the Danube. When Valeninian died, Valens and the young Gratian were left in charge...until Valens was needlessly killed in the Battle of Adrianople by an army of Goths (barbarians! Killing a roman emperor!). 2/3rds of the eastern imperial army, and a large contingent from the western army, lay dead and a young man was left in charge of the empire - it predictably all went to pot. Restabilisation occured when Gratian elevated Theodosius, the son of one of Valentinian's generals, to co-emperor, but following the pattern of centuries, the empire would never return to how it was before. Report this Post to the Staff
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