Valentinian I - RIC IX Nicomedia 2a

Fine +

Roman Imperial, Valentinian I (364 - 375 CE) Gold Solidus,  Nicomedia mint

• Obverse: D N VALENTINI- ANVS PF AVG / pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right, Graffito on face
• Reverse:  RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE / Emperor in military attire standing facing, head to right, holding Victory on globe and labarum, inscribed with Christogram; SMNI in exergue and graffitos in fields
• Denomination: Solidus
• Metal: Gold

• Mint:  Nicomedia  (364 - 367 CE)
• Rarity: Rare. 

• Weight/Size/Axis:  4.00 g / 22 mm / 180

Reference: 

• RIC IX 2a 6
• Cohen 28
• Sear 19261
• Depeyrot 10/1

Provenance:

• Fred Knust, First Light Numismatics

Other Information:

On the obverse of this coin graffitos of a T (or a cross) and an I have been scratched into the face just at the jawline.  On the reverse, an H has been scratched into the left field and what may be an A has been scratched into the right field.