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Valentinian I VOTA PVBLICA medallion

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a spectacular medallion from the upcoming CNG sale


Valentinian I. AD 364-375. Æ Medallion (24mm, 6.98 g, 12h). Festival of Isis commemorative. Rome mint. D N VALENTIN ANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust right / VOT A PV B LIC A, Isis seated facing, her head right, holding sistrum with her right hand and a scepter with her left, on Sothis running right, who is looking back at her. Alföldi, Festival 90 (pl. XII, 16). Good VF, brown and tan surfaces with touches of green, holed in antiquity.