RIC VI, THESSALONICA [after 36], GALERIA VALERIA, UNLISTED BUST TYPE

OBVERSE	GALVAL-ERIAAVG [GAL VALERIA AVG]; head r., diad., on facing bust in embroidered robes on crescent, usually with necklace.
REVERSE	VENERIV-ICTRICI [VENERI VICTRICI]; Venus stg. facing, head l., r. holding up apple, l. raising drapery over l. shoulder. Star in left field, Α in right field. •SM•TS• in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE. RIC does not list for Thessalonica variation with facing bust in embroidered robes on crescent [similar to SISCIA 196, SISCIA 204, SISCIA 211, SERDICA 34 and SERDICA 43]. Coin should be listed after THESSALONICA 36.

NOTES

Weight 5.71 g; diameter 26 mm. Coin sold on Compagnie Générale de Bourse auction in 2004 for EUR 150. Another specimen offered on eBay in February 2009 for $90; diameter 27 mm [click for picture].