 Contributor: Teresa Darling.
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Issuer: | GALERIA VALERIA, daughter of Diocletian, 2nd wife of Galerius. Follis. |
Obverse: | GAL.VALERIA AVG. Her diademed and draped bust to the right. |
Reverse: | VENERI VICTRICI, Venus standing to the left holding an apple. Star in left field, G in right field. SM.SD. in exergue. |
Reference: | RIC VI 41 Serdica mint. Grade: F/AVF. |
Comments: |
For more information, read the "Galeria Valeria" entry from De Imperatoribus Romanis. For recent scholarship on Galeria Valeria see TOCS-IN; for book reviews, see Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews. |