WESTERN ROMAN Valentinian II AD 375-392 AE4 Nummus / Wreath of success NGC (220)

WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE

Valentinian II - Roman
Emperor: 375-392 A.D.

Bronze AE4 Nummus

Obverse:  pearl-diademed, draped and
cuirassed bust right.

Reverse: Wreath, VOT/X/MVLT/X within

A laurel wreath is a circular wreath made of
interlocking branches and leaves of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), an aromatic
broadleaf evergreen, or later from spineless butcher's broom (Ruscus hypoglossum)
or cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus). In Greek mythology , Apollo is
represented wearing a laurel wreath on his head. In ancient Greece wreaths were
awarded to victors, both in athletic competitions, including the ancient
Olympics made of wild olive-tree

Flavius Valentinianus (371 – 15 May 392),
known usually by his anglicised name, Valentinian II, was a Roman Emperor from
375 to 392.

Flavius Valentinianus was born to Emperor
Valentinian I and his second wife, Justina . He was the half-brother of
Valentinian’s other son, Gratian , who had shared the imperial title with his
father since 367. He had three sisters Galla , Grata and Justa. The elder
Valentinian died on campaign in Pannonia in 375. Neither Gratian (then in Trier)
nor his uncle Valens (emperor for the East) were consulted by the army
commanders on the scene. Instead of merely acknowledging Gratian as his father’s
successor, Valentinian I’s generals acclaimed the four-year old boy augustus on
22 November 375. The army may have been uneasy about Gratian's lack of military
ability, and so raised a boy who would not immediately aspire to military
command.

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