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ID:     841931
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Valentinian III
Date Ruled:     AD 424-455
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Solidus
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 430-455
Diameter:     20 mm
Weight:     4.42 g
Die Axis:     1 h
Obverse Legend:     D N PLA VALENTI_NIANVS P F AVG
Obverse Description:     Rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse Legend:     VICTORI_A AVGGG
Reverse Description:     Emperor standing facing holding long cross in right hand, and Victory on globe in left; he places right foot on the head of a human-headed snake with closed coil. Victory's drapery "unequally bunched" (var. A)
Exergue:     COMOB
Mint Mark:     COMOB/ R in left field/ V in right field
Mint:     Ravenna
Primary Reference:     RIC X 2018 & RIC X 2024
Reference2:     Depeyrot 17/1
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=139499
Grade:     Near EF.