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Galeria Valeria, Augusta, June 293(?) - 311 A.D., Second Wife of Galerius
The coins of Galeria from the mint of Cyzikus were all struck in the 4th officina which is indicated by Δ (the Greek numeral 4) in the left field. In these years, the mint issued three groups: the first without a control mark, the second with a star in the right field, and the third with three dots in the right field. But our coin has only one dot. A RIC VI footnote records a similarly marked Licinius from the first officina in the Oxford collection and states it is probably a mint error. Perhaps it was not an error. Perhaps the mint started its third group, marking it with only one dot, then quickly switched to the more distinctive three dots.RB07643. Billon follis, RIC VI Cyzicus p. 590, (C) 71 var. (3 pellets arranged vertically in right field); Hunter V p. 74, 21 var. (same); SRCV IV 14598 var. (same), gVF, well centered, traces of silvering, flow lines, some porosity, Venus' head flatly struck, 4th officina, Cyzicus (Kapu Dagh, Turkey) mint, weight 7.27g, maximum diameter 27.0mm, die axis 180o, c. 311 A.D.; obverse GAL VALERIA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, hair in looped plait on neck and up back of head; reverse VENERI VICTRICI (to victorious Venus), Venus standing left, raising apple in right hand, raising drapery over shoulder with left hand, Δ in left field, • in right field, MKV in exergue; from the Scott Collection; very rare variation; SOLD
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