Valentinian II
Valentinian II (371–392) was Roman emperor of the West from 375 to 392, the younger son of Valentinian I. He was proclaimed Augustus at the age of four after his father's death; real power lay with his brother Gratian, his mother Justina and later the Frankish general Arbogast.
History and reign
After Gratian's death (383) he resided at Milan, where he clashed with Bishop Ambrose over Arianism. In 387 he was driven out by the usurper Magnus Maximus and restored by Theodosius I. In 392 he was found hanged at Vienne in Gaul, most likely murdered on Arbogast's orders.
Coinage under Valentinian II
He struck gold solidi (4.5 g) with VICTORIA AVGG, silver siliquae VIRTVS ROMANORVM and bronze nummi AE2–AE4 with the legends REPARATIO REIPVB (the emperor raising a kneeling woman), GLORIA ROMANORVM, VICTORIA AVGGG and SALVS REIPVBLICAE. Mints Trier, Lugdunum, Arelate, Aquileia, Rome, Siscia, Thessalonica and others; the small bronzes are among the cheapest ancient coins.
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