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My coin is 1.3 centimeters in diameter and weighs 1.68 grams, it is made from bronze. The mint location and the sear number cannot be determined. The obverse depiction is a man (The Emperor Valens (ascended to power in 261 CE) wearing a pearl diadem and cruriassed facing to the right. On the reverse depiction is a Roman soldier pulling a captive by the hair. The obverse inscription reads DN VALENS PF AVG meaning: our lord Valens the pious and blessed. The reverse inscription reads GLORIA ROMANA meaning: The Glory of Romans. The die orientation is held at 12:00 and 6:00.
The Emperor
The emperor on the coin is Valens who was declared emperor by his soldiers in Macedonia in 261 CE. He was strong for the old Roman virtues, honor and glory, and was awarded the cognomen Frugi. Unfortuanatly in less then a year of his soldiers declaration the very people that declared him emperor turned on him and killed him ending his short reign.
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