VALENTINIAN I February 26, 364 - November 17, 375 - Lot 58

VALENTINIAN I February 26, 364 - November 17, 375 Successor to Jovian and co-emperor Gratian and Valens D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG. His diademed, cuirassed and draped bust and draped right, the diadem beaded. R/. VICTORIA AVGG. Two emperors, Valentinian and Valens, seated on a double holding a globe. Behind the throne, Victory standing frontally, wings outstretched. Between them, a star. In the exergue, *TES*. ♦ Cohen 43; RIC 4a2; Depeyrot 28/1 Solidus (gold penny) struck in Thessalonica in 364. (4.43 g) Beautiful portrait. Fine scratch on reverse. Superb/Very beautiful. Born in 321 and dying on November 17, 375, Valentinian I ruled the western part of the empire, while his brother Valens ruled the eastern part.