Valens, 28 March 364 - 9 August 378 A.D.

Valens Bronze AE3 Coin, RIC IX Siscia 5b, type ii (b), Maximum Diameter 19.1mm, Weight 1.91g Die Axis 180^o.

 

Obverse - DN VALEN-S PF AVG, Pearl-Diademed, Draped and Cuirassed, bust right.

Reverse - GLORIA RO-MANORVM, Emperor dragging Captive with right, Labarum (chi-rho standard) in left, dot BSISC in exergue.

 

Valens, 28 March 364 - 9 August 378 A.D.

Valens was the younger brother of Valentinian I, and he was declared Augustus in 364 A.D. He was given command of the Eastern provinces, where he spent much of his time campaigning against the Goths and Persians. In 376 A.D., Valens allowed Gothic tribes, who were being driven forward by the Huns to settle in the Danube provinces. The Goths were so badly treated by the Romans that they rebelled. Valens was defeated by the Goths at the catastrophic battle of Hadrianople, where he lost his life and two-thirds of the Roman army was killed.

 

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