This ancient Roman coin features the image of Emperor Valens, who ruled from 364-368 AD during the Imperial era. The reverse depicts goddess Victory advancing holding a wreath and a palm branch.

Valens was Roman emperor from 364 to 378. Following a largely unremarkable military career, he was named co-emperor by his elder brother Valentinian I, who gave him the eastern half of the Roman Empire to rule.

In 378, Valens was defeated and killed at the Battle of Adrianople against the invading Goths, which astonished contemporaries and marked the beginning of barbarian encroachment into Roman territory.

This Roman coin is a great addition to any collection.

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