DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right // SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory walking left, carrying trophy and dragging a captive behind her, chi-rho in left field. Mintmark ALEB. 13mm, 1.13 grams. Thessalonica mint. RIX IX Alexandria #20a.

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Valentinian II (375–392 CE) was Western Roman Emperor, proclaimed at the age of four following the death of his father, Valentinian I. His reign was dominated by powerful figures, including his mother Justina, the usurper Magnus Maximus, and the Eastern emperor Theodosius I, who restored his authority after defeating Maximus in 388. Valentinian later came under the influence of the general Arbogast, who effectively controlled the Western Empire. In 392, Valentinian was found dead at Vienne in Gaul, possibly murdered, although suicide was officially reported. His death led to the usurpation of Eugenius and renewed civil war.