6-1754

RIC VI, NICOMEDIA 58, GALERIA VALERIA, OFFICINA Γ [CONFIRMATION]

  

OBVERSE

GALVAL-ERIAAVG [GAL VALERIA AVG]; head r., diad., on facing bust, with necklace.

REVERSE

VENERIVI-CTRICICMH [VENERI VICTRICI CMH (ligature)]; Venus stg. facing, head l., r. holding up apple, l. raising drapery over l. shoulder. SMNΓ in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

OFFICINA Γ [CONFIRMATION]. Officina Γ is listed in RIC but with annotation "ref. missing" (p. 562).

NOTES

Weight 6.51 g. From the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 2001,0701.4).

Other specimens:

- sold on eBay in May 2010 for USD 94; weight 6.70 g [click for picture];

- sold on Nummitra auction 15 (lot 178) in February 2024 for EUR 16; weight 5.38 g; diameter 24 mm [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in July 2020 for USD 15; weight 5.50 g; diameter 26 mm [click for picture];

- sold on eBay in December 2020 for EUR 25.50 [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski