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Solidus with bust of Valentinian III
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 435
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 4.39 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.629
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Valentinan left diademed with imperial mantle, holding in left hand long cross; in right hand signal cloth (mappa).
DNPLA VALENTI NIANVSPFAVG
Reverse: Valentinian seated facing, holding mappa and cross.
In field: R (left) M (right) In exergue: COMOB
VOTX MVLTXX
DNPLA VALENTI NIANVSPFAVG
Reverse: Valentinian seated facing, holding mappa and cross.
In field: R (left) M (right) In exergue: COMOB
VOTX MVLTXX
ProvenanceBy 1910: Sir Arthur J. Evans Collection; 1922: with Naville & Cie, 6 and 8 rue Pécolat, Paris (auction of Sir Arthur J. Evans Collection, Naville sale 3, no. 254 [acquis en 1910]); by 1935: U.S. Private Collection; April 4, 1935: Anonymous gift to MFA in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)