A Selection of Bust Types for Galeria Valeria

Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 1843. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Galeria Valeria. Augusta, AD 293(?)-311. Æ Follis (5.34 g, 12h). Thessalonica mint, 3rd officina. Struck circa AD 308-310. Laureate, diademed, and draped bust right / Venus standing left, holding apple aloft and raising drapery over shoulder; *-Γ//•SM•TS•. RIC VI 34. Good VF, dark green-brown patina. Unusual style portrait. This officina unlisted in RIC for this obverse type.