RIC X Valentinian III 2017
Denomination: solidus
Material: av
Authority: valentinian_iii
Mint: rome
Manufacture: struck
Date: 0454 to 0455
Obverse legend: D N PLA VALENTI-NIANVS P F AVG
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
Obverse portrait: valentinian_iii
Reverse legend: VOT XXX MV-LT XXXX
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"
Reverse portrait: valentinian_iii