Description: Imperial Roman Coin NGC CERTIFIED AE3 ROMAN COIN Valentinian Iwas Roman Emperor in A.D. 364-325. He is often knownasValentinian the Greatbecause of hisillustrious military record with victories in Africa, Britain, and inthenorth. While he ruled the western provinces of the Roman Empire, his brother, Valens, ruled in the east. Due to the successful nature of Valentinian's reign and almost immediate decline of the empire after hisdeath, he is often considered the the last great western emperor." GLORIA ROMANORUM This coin is of theGloria Romanorum("The Glory of the Romans")type. This legend was first used by Constantine I as a new title of personal honor for himself.The emperor is saying that he brings The Glory of the Romans to the people of the empire when he performs so many remarkable achievements. On this coin, the Emperor defeats barbarians in battle as symbolized by him dragging away the captive shown on the reverse of this coin.The Emperor is holding up a chi-rho emblazoned labarum signifying Constantines victory at the Milvian Bridge in 312 A.D. The Chi-rho symbol continues to be used as the Greek letters for the Christ.Finally, Emperors had been depicted dragging or treading on captives of war for centuries.The Emperor brought Roman military and religious history together in this one coin! The reverse of this coin depicts aChi-Rhoemblem. Thischristogramis formed by superimposing the first two letters in the Greek spelling of the word Christ (Greek: "" ),chi= ch andrho= r, in such a way to produce the monogram.Another variant was a cross instead of an X superimposed on a P.Constantinethe Greatwas said to have seen this symbol in a vision the night before a huge battle just outside of Rome in 312 AD. The next day he ordered his soldiers to paint the symbol on their shields. Guess who won the battle! Subsequently, the Chi-Rho banner (called alabarum) led Roman troops into battle for centuries and is still used in Christian worship today.
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Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
Composition: Ancient 4th century Roman Bronze
Certification Number: 2150192-609
Material: Imperial Roman Bronze
Grade: Ungraded
Ruler: Valentinian I
Certification: NGC
Date: 367-375 A.D.
Denomination: AE3
Historical Period: Roman: Imperial (27 BC-476 AD)
Cleaned/Uncleaned: Uncleaned
Year: 364 AD
Era: Ancient
