kevin bisconti roman coin

coin diameter
17mm
Weight
2.54 g
Denomination
Ae 4- about 17 mm- 21 mm
Metal
AE (bronze)
Obverse depiction
head facing to the right, picture from below the shoulders and u, wearing a diadem on his head, wearing a mantle
reverse depiction
an emperor walking to the right holding a labarum and dragging a captive by the hair
Reverse inscription
Gloria Romanorum- the glory of the Romans
mint location
siscia
Exergue markings
sisc
die orientation
die oreintation- when you flip the coin from the obverse to the reverse side the reverse side is upside down

Biography- The emperor that is seen on my coin Valentinian. Valentinian is often considered the last great western emperor. He assumed power in the year 346 and continued to rule until his death in 357. Valentinian was born in the year
321 in the cibalae, Pannonia. He would rise to power through the ranks of the military, he was a strong man both physically and mentally and he was also seen as a courageous person. Throughout his reign there were battles in Africa and in Germany as well as Brittan. What he did for this was strengthen the countries borders creating military forts all along the frontier. When he passed away his successor was Valeness, Gratain, and Vallenes the II. After his death their would no longer be any more strong rulers in the western empire.