Type 3:  AE1.  RESTIVTOR REIPVBLICAE
Emperor standing facing, head left, holding standard and Victory on globe.
364-367
Struck for Valentinian I, Valens, and Gratian.
It is rare for Valentinian, significantly rarer for Valens, and of extreme rarity for Gratian. (I have never seen one offered.)

Valentinian I
28-25 mm. 5:30. 7.22 grams.
RIC Constantinople 15 (delta) "R3".


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mint RIC V Vn G
Aq 6 S S  
Rome 13 4    
  20 R 2 4
Sir 3 3    
Th 15 4    
Her 2 4    
Con 15 3    
Cyz 5 4    
Nic 7 2 3  
Ant 9 3 4  


RIC photos:  Vn-XIV.1 (Ant), G-III.8 (Rome), V-XV.6 (Nic), V-XV.7 (Her).
The dates for RIC Rome 20 are given as 367-375 (pages 120-1).

Cayon V-92 (3 photos, Aq, Con, Nic). Vn-109 (2 photos, Aq, Nic). G--. Hunter --
 

More images. 

Valentinian I:


Valentinian I
27 mm. 6:00. 8.67 grams.

RIC Nicomedia 7a (gamma), "R2".

 

V

Valentinian I
27 mm. 5:30. 9.78 grams.

RIC Heraclea 2. "R4"



An ancient imitation:
 

Valentinian I ancient imitation, slighlty large then the original!
28 mm. 10.37 grams.

Prototype RIC Sirmium 3 "R3"
Sear V 19397
 

Valens:

Valens
28-27 mm. 5:30. 8.16 grams.

Nicomedia 7b (gamma) "R3".

 
 

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