| Valerius Valens | |||||
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 Follis of Valerius Valens struck in Alexandria | |||||
| Roman emperor | |||||
| Reign | October 316 – c. February 317 (with Licinius, against Constantine I) | ||||
| Born | Aurelius Valens | ||||
| Died | After 1 March 317 | ||||
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Aurelius Valerius Valens (died After 1 March 317), rarely enumerated as Valens I,[1] was briefly Roman emperor from late 316 to early 317. He was proclaimed emperor by Licinius, emperor of the East, during his war against Constantine I, emperor of the West.