Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1496. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005.  Sold For $310. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

VALENS. 364-378 AD. Æ 27mm (7.19 gm, 6h). Nicomedia mint. Struck 364-367 AD. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valens standing facing, head right, holding standard and Victory on globe; SMNB. RIC IX 7b var. (unlisted officina); LRBC 2322. VF, brown patina, a little rough. Very rare. ($300)