RIC X Valentinian III 2017, Solidus, Gold, struck at Rome, 454–455 AD. Obverse: bust of valentinian iii, helmeted, pearl-diademed with plain jewel end, draped, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear pointing forward in right hand and shield decorated with chi-rho on left arm. Reverse: valentinian iii, draped, cuirassed, standing front, holding long cross in right hand and victory on globe in left hand; placing right foot on head of later human-headed open-coiled serpent; victory's skirt "in semicircle". Weight about g.
obverse
Bust of Valentinian III, helmeted, pearl-diademed with plain jewel end, draped, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear pointing forward in right hand and shield decorated with Chi-Rho on left arm
D N PLA VALENTI-NIANVS P F AVG
reverse
Valentinian III, draped, cuirassed, standing front, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in left hand; placing right foot on head of later human-headed open-coiled serpent; Victory's skirt "in semicircle"
VOT XXX MV-LT XXXX
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RIC X Valentinian III 2017 (ric.10.valt_iii_w.2017), 454–455 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-x-valentinian-iii-2017/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA