EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE Valens AD 364-378 Bronze Nummus /VICTORY Angel NGC (98)

EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE

Valens - Roman Emperor
364-378 A.D.

Bronze AE3 Nummus

Obverse:  Diademed, draped and
cuirassed bust right.

Reverse: Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm.

In ancient Roman religion, Victoria or
Victory was the personified goddess of victory.

Valens - Roman Emperor: 364-378 A.D.

Ruling in the West: Valentinian I (364-375), Gratian (367-383), and Valentinian
II (375-392)



| Brother of Valentinian I | Uncle of Gratian, Valentinian II and Galla (wife of
Theodosius I) |



Flavius Julius Valens (Latin: FLAVIUS IVLIVS VALENS AVGVSTVS; 328 - 9 August
378) was Roman Emperor (364-378), after he was given the Eastern part of the
empire by his brother Valentinian I. Valens, sometimes known as the Last True
Roman, was defeated and killed in the Battle of Adrianople, which marked the
beginning of the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

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