Desert After Dinner - Valentinian Ae3, Alexandria

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paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 01/23/2024 9:38 pm Fairly certain this desert beauty is Valentinian I but wanted to check in here since there is some overlap between Valentinian I, Valens, and Valentinian II. It looks a bit nicer in hand but it's hard to photograph these clearly. I believe this is RIC IX Alexandria 3, officina B. AE3 of Valentinian I - Alexandria mint Obv: D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG Draped, cuirassed and diademed bust right Rev: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE Victory advancing left, holding wreath in right hand Mint mark ALEB in ex. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse 01/24/2024 11:29 am Report this Post to the Staff

january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5172 Posts	Posted 01/24/2024 2:14 pm Valens has a very different legend. Valentinian II didn't mint this type in Alexandria AFAICT. Alexandria 2nd officina (B). Not sure offhand what the RIC number is; the AugustusCoins page for the type doesn't give the numbers. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 01/24/2024 6:39 pm I grabbed it for the nice desert patina and also because there are not many Alexandria mint issues for Valentinian. I think most of the valens have VALENS in the legend but with the whole "struck under the authority of" it can be confusing at times. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
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