Choice Roman Votive AR Siliqua of VALENS

$79.00
Dec-04-01

Antioch Valens, the younger brother of Valentinian I. 

The obverse of this piece depicts
the rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valens facing right,
with legends D.N.VALENS.P.F.AVG. The reverse features the legends
VOT.X.MVL.XX. within a wreath, with mint/oficina mark ANT followed by a
crescent in the exergue. Coin grades a choice Near EF, with bold devices
and legends all around, and attractive surfaces. It is even nicer in hand
than it appears in the scan. A choice example of the type, catalogued as
RIC-33b(2), and listed as scarce.