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Numismatics ID number: BIRBI-R2663 Object type: Coin Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey; Crete Hoard Maker: Galeria Valeria; Galerius; Serdica Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: Bulgaria, Sofia Culture: Roman Date made: 307-308 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 2.55 Weight (g): 6.58 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 333. Presented by Earle Fox Bequest, 1921 - from a hoard found in Crete. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Galeria Valeria, wearing diadem, draped, facing r. Reverse: Venus, draped, standing frontally with head facing l., holding apple in r. and raising drapery over l. shoulder; * Δ in field, to l. and r. respectively. Inscriptions: Obverse: GAL VHLERIH HVG (Galeria Valeria Augusta). Reverse: VENERI V-ICTRICI (Victorius Venus). In Exergue: •SM•SD• Bibliography: RIC VI 41 Notes: According to RIC, the •SM•SD• in the exergue of the reverse and the * Δ in the field of the reverse are mintmarks (officinae) indicating Serdica. |
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5 Related People | |
| Haines, Geoffrey Colton British 1899 1981-09-14 | |
| Galerius Roman 311 | |
| Galeria Valeria Roman 315 | |
| Serdica Roman; Byzantine; Bulgarian | |
| Crete Hoard | |
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