Roman Imperial coin – HCR85821

Obverse

Inscription:

GAL VALERIA AVG

Design:

Bust of Galeria Valeria, laureate, draped, right, viewed from front

Reverse

Inscription:

VENERI V ICTRICI

Design:

Venus, draped, standing front, head left, holding up apple in right hand, raising drapery over left shoulder with left hand

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Galeria Valeria

Mint

Thessalonica

Denomination

Nummus

Material

bronze

Technique

struck

Dating

308 – 311 CE

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

7.4

Axis

Diameter (mm)

24.9

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

6/1957

Source

A. H. Baldwin & Sons

Source of funds

France Fund

Acquisition credit

Purchased with the assistance of the France Fund, 1957.

Mint-mark (reverse)

*/B//•SM•TS•

Reference

RIC VI : 33 or p.516

Note:

As per p.514, n.6, there is no clear distinction between the Galeria Valeria coinage of Group II and III

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.thes.33

Reference

Omissi, A., and Lindholmer, M. - Mapping the Fall : AD 308 - 310

Note:

In addition to RIC VI's assertion that Licinius assumed control of Thessalonica after November 308 (pp.504-505), Omissi and Lindholmer indicate a lack of evidence to suggest Galerius's authority over the Balkan region had ceased, therefore suggesting the close cooperation and sharing of territory by these two Augusti. In further support of this dual assignment see T. Barnes, The New Empire of Diocletian and Constantine (London, 1982), p.197-198.

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, mspencer-brown, mmaliczowski