Premium Quality Ancient Roman Bronze Coin Valentinian II, 375-392 CE
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This is an attractive premium-quality bronze coin issued by the Roman Emperor Valentinian II from 375 to 392 CE. It would have been recognized and readily accepted by Roman citizens who used it on a daily basis over 1,600 years ago. On the front of the coin is the likeness of Emperor Valentinian II. On the back is one of the various gods and goddesses of the Roman pantheon.
Valentinian II
Flavius Valentinianus was the son of the emperor Valentinian I and his second wife, Justina. He was proclaimed emperor at only four years old. The declaration was made without the consent of the two reigning emperors, Valens and Gratian, but they later accepted Valentinian and allowed him (through his mother) to rule Italy, Africa and Illyricum.
One of the more notable aspects of Valentinian II's reign was that, like his predecessor Gratian, Valentinian was at the centre of the religious controversies of the time. Valentinian was the focal point in a battle between his mother, who was an Arian, and Ambrose. Valentinian II continued favouring Christianity.
In 387 Maximus invaded Italy after usurping Gratian. Valentinian and his mother fled to Thessalonica, Greece, to the dominions of the new eastern emperor, Theodosius I. After the overthrow of Maximus by Theodosius in 388, Valentinian was restored to his rule. He ruled from Vienna (modern Vienne) in Gaul, which was under the control of Theodosius's former general (and regent) Arbogast. In 392, at only 21 years old, the young emperor was found dead in his palace at Vienna, perhaps murdered by agents of Arbogast, whom he had sought to dismiss from the regency of Gaul.
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Valentinian II
Flavius Valentinianus was the son of the emperor Valentinian I and his second wife, Justina. He was proclaimed emperor at only four years old. The declaration was made without the consent of the two reigning emperors, Valens and Gratian, but they later accepted Valentinian and allowed him (through his mother) to rule Italy, Africa and Illyricum.
One of the more notable aspects of Valentinian II's reign was that, like his predecessor Gratian, Valentinian was at the centre of the religious controversies of the time. Valentinian was the focal point in a battle between his mother, who was an Arian, and Ambrose. Valentinian II continued favouring Christianity.
In 387 Maximus invaded Italy after usurping Gratian. Valentinian and his mother fled to Thessalonica, Greece, to the dominions of the new eastern emperor, Theodosius I. After the overthrow of Maximus by Theodosius in 388, Valentinian was restored to his rule. He ruled from Vienna (modern Vienne) in Gaul, which was under the control of Theodosius's former general (and regent) Arbogast. In 392, at only 21 years old, the young emperor was found dead in his palace at Vienna, perhaps murdered by agents of Arbogast, whom he had sought to dismiss from the regency of Gaul.
Includes:
• Premium Ancient Roman Bronze Coin, Valentinian II 375–392 CE
Warranty Information:
This product comes with a 30-day warranty through TSC.
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