Please support our sponsors Log In | Register [83796 Coins (44240 Unverified)]

Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     75001135 Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Valerius Valens Date Ruled:     AD 316-317 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE 3 Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 316-317 Weight:     3.36 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     IMP C AVR VAL VALENS P F AVG Obverse Description:     Laureated head right Reverse Legend:     IOVI CONSER_VATORI AVGG Reverse Description:     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:     ALE Mint Mark:     ALE/ K in left field/ wreath/X/A Mint:     Alexandria Primary Reference:     RIC VII 019 Reference2:     SRCV 3823 Reference3:     VM 001 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com Price Sold For:     22000 USD Date Sold:     Wednesday, 23 May 2007 Grade:     Near EF, even dark brown patina, small central area of flat strike Notes:     (1) CNG Auction 75, Lot: 1135 (2) 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

Created and Managed by Alfredo De La Fe