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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Coin of Valens

Place FoundEl Jem, Tunisia, Africa

Place CreatedThessaloniki, Greece, Europe

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial, reign of Valens

Date364-375 CE

MediumCopper alloy

Credit LineGift of Dr. John H. Ridley

Dimensions11/16 in., 0.049 oz (1.7 cm, 1.4 g)

Object number1991.007.015

Label TextObverse: D N VALENS PF AVG, with pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Valens to right

Reverse: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, with figure of Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm

Mint Mark: None legible, identified as Thessalonica based on Δ in reverse left field

ProvenanceEx coll. John H. Ridley, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased El Jem, Tunisia, 1972.

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