Constantius III
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Constantius III was briefly Western Roman emperor in 421, having earned the throne through his capability as a general under Honorius. By 411 he had achieved the rank of magister militum, and in the s
Consular diptych of Constantius III
Valentinian III
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Valentinian III was Roman emperor in the West from 425 to 455. Starting in childhood, his reign over the Roman Empire was one of the longest, but was dominated by civil wars among powerful generals an
Constantius III
…cost of damaging his Eastern partners". His widow Galla Placidia fled with her children to Constantinople. Honorius died in 423 and was succeeded by Valentinian III, the minor son of Constantius, with Placidia as regent. Roman Civil war of 407–415…
Head portrait set in a modern bust, Louvre.
A carved and gilded gemstone depicting the coronation of Valentinian III. c. 425 A.D.
Solidus minted in Thessalonica to celebrate Valentinian III's marriage to Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of the Eastern Emperor Theodosius II. On the reverse, the three of them in their wedding costume.
Solidus of Valentinian III marked: d·n· pla· valentinianus p·f· aug·