Valens. AD 364-378. Æ (15.5mm, 1.39 g, 12h). Festival of Isis Issue. Rome mint. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Isis Pharia standing right on galley, head left, holding billowing sail in both hands. RIC IX –; LRBC –; Bricault & Mondello 101, E153.1 (this coin); Tesorillo 13/39, 142 (this coin). Brown and green surfaces, slight roughness. Near VF. Extremely rare and presently unique.
From the Bernard Victory Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 41 (19 March 1997), lot 2345.
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