Valerius Valens
| 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 | 317 (shortly after 1 March) | ||||
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Aurelius Valerius Valens (/ˈveɪlənz/; died shortly after 1 March 317), rarely enumerated as Valens I, 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.