Ancient Roman Bronze Coin of Emperor Valens (Ruler During Rome’s Final Centuries)

Valens AE3 Bronze (NGC Certified) — Adrianople Disaster Emperor

Authentic NGC-certified late Roman AE3 from Valens — Eastern emperor builds aqueduct but dies catastrophically at Adrianople 378 CE vs Goths (AD 364–378).

Pearl Diadem Design

• Obverse: Pearl-diademed portrait right — Eastern co-Augustus

• Reverse: GLORIA ROMANORVM / Victory / standards — pre-disaster glory

Technical Specifications

• Material: Bronze alloy (AE3 denomination)

• Weight: 2-3g

• Diameter: 18-20mm

• Certification: NGC slabbed

• Mints: Eastern Roman provinces

• Date: AD 364–378

Gothic Catastrophe Essential

• Aqueduct of Valens supplies Constantinople 1,000+ years

• Gothic refugee crisis mishandled catastrophically

• Battle of Adrianople: 2/3 Roman army annihilated

• "Last True Roman" emperor falls to barbarian forces

Collector Masterpiece

Doomed emperor's bronze precedes Rome's military collapse. Valens disaster essential.

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