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ID: |
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74000778 |
| Type: |
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Roman Imperial |
| Issuer: |
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Valerius Valens |
| Date Ruled: |
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AD 316-317
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| Metal: |
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Bronze |
| Denomination: |
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AE 3 |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Date Struck: |
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AD 316-317 |
| Weight: |
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3.99 g |
| Die Axis: |
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6 h |
| Obverse Legend: |
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IMP C AVR VAL VALENS P F AVG |
| Obverse Description: |
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Laureated head right |
| Reverse Legend: |
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IOVI CONSER_VATORI AVGG |
| Reverse Description: |
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Jupiter standing left, naked except for chlamys across left shoulder, holding Victory on globe in right hand, and left leaning on sceptre; eagle with wreath in beak at feet to left |
| Exergue: |
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ALE |
| Mint Mark: |
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ALE/ K in left field/ wreath/X/B |
| Mint: |
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Alexandria |
| Primary Reference: |
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RIC VII 019 var |
| Reference2: |
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SRCV 3823 |
| Reference3: |
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VM 001 |
| Reference4: |
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Cohen 2 var. (same); Sternberg VII (24 November 1977), lot 1026 (same obv. die). |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
| Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com |
| Price Sold For: |
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37500 USD |
| Date Sold: |
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Monday, 8 January 2007 |
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Grade:
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EF, dark brown, almost black, surfaces; and the finest known. |
| Notes: |
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(1) Officina "B" is unrecorded in RIC for this issue (2) Triton X, Lot: 778 (3) Extremely rare, approximately 10 known of all varieties. R.A.G. Carson’s examination of the Geneva Forgeries, however, led to the conclusion that most of these coins were modern, and only two, the Paris and Berlin coins, remained as authentic. A few more authentic coins have appeared on the market recently. A review of these, combined with the previous two coins, reveals that both officinas at Alexandria, and likely all eight at Cyzicus, produced issues for Valens |
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