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Coin Type: Billon follis of Galeria Valeria, 305-311 CE. Mint and Date: Thessalonica, Officina 4, 308-310 CE. Size and Weight: 24 x 25mm, 6.25g Obverse: GAL VAL-ERIA AVG Diademed and draped bust right, with necklace; waved hair drawn into a coil at nape. Reverse: VENERI V-ICTRICI Venus standing left, holding drapery high with left hand, holding up an apple with right hand. Field marks: Star in left field, Δ in right field. Exergue: •SM•TS• Provenance: ancient17 (eBay), March 2003 Ref: RIC VI Thessalonica 35 BW Ref: 001 038 019 |
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