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Contributor: Teresa Darling.
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
.