Roman Imperial coin – HCR85971

Obverse

Inscription:

GAL VALERIA AVG

Design:

Bust of Galeria Valeria, diademed, 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

Heraclea

Denomination

Nummus

Material

bronze

Technique

struck

Dating

309 – 310 CE

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

6.99

Axis

Diameter (mm)

27.3

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

267

Acquisition date

1949

Source

Major John Bromwich

Acquisition credit

Presented by Major John Bromwich, 1949.

Mint-mark (reverse)

-/-//HTB

Hoard name

Armant

Hoard link

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/19946

Reference

RIC VI : 43

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.her.43

Reference

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

Note:

In addition to RIC VI's description of Heraclea remaining a 'Galerian' mint after Carnuntum in 308 CE (p.524), Omissi and Lindholmer argue for the sharing of territory by Augusti Galerius and Licinius. 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