Galeria Valeria was the daughter of Diocletian and the wife of Galerius. Good fortune abandoned her after the death of her husband in AD 311. On his deathbed, Galerius asked Licinius I to look after her and his son, but Valeria feared for her safety and fled to the court of her nephew, Maximinus II Daia. Maximinus Daia proposed marriage to her but she refused and he confiscated her estates and banished her and her mother to Syria despite the protestations of her father, Diocletian. When Maximinus Daia neared death, Valeria escaped and wandered Syria for months until discovered in Thessalonica in 315, at which time Licinius had her beheaded. Post your Galeria Valerias! They don't have a variety of reverse types, to be sure, but the portrait style varies considerably from mint to mint and makes for an interesting study. Galeria Valeria, daughter of Diocletian, wife of Galerius, Augusta, 293(?)-311 CE Roman Æ Follis; 26 mm, 6.64 gm Nicomedia mint, 308-310 CE Obv: GAL VAL-ERIA AVG, diademed and draped bust right Rev: VENERI VI-CTRICI CMH, Venus standing facing, head left, holding apple and drapery; in exergue, SMNA Refs: RIC VI 57; Sear 14595
That is a great coin @Roman Collector ! Very nice. RI Galeria Valeria AE23 Follis 308-310 CE Venus apple SMNGamma 5.42g RIC VI 57
Galeria Valeria Coin: Bronze Follis GAL VALERIA AVG - Diademed & draped bust right VENERI VICTRICI - Venus standing facing, head left, holding apple upwards and raising drapery, star left Mint: Rome (Struck 309-310 AD) Wt./Size/Axis: 6.45g / 25mm / - References: Sear 14593 RIC 43B
Nice example. Galeria Valeria AE Follis O: GAL VAL-ERIA AVG, diademed and draped bust right. R: VENERI V-ICTRICI, Venus standing facing, head left, holding up apple and raising drapery; K-Γ/P, ALE in exergue. Alexandria Mint 23mm 6.85g RIC VI 110
Super eye-appeal on that OP follis....mine is a bit more worn and 'green' rather than chocolate brown:
Here's mine: Obverse: GAL VALERIA AVG Head of Galeria right Reverse: VENERI VICTRICI Venus Standing Left Reference: RICVI 110 Mint: Alexandria, 308-310 C.E.
nice OP and post! ..and it also reminds me(from the hairstyle) i have a Severina coin in my collection..thanks
Nice OP (and others) Galeria Valeria ROMAN EMPIRE, GALERIA VALERIA, follis RIC 110 Alexandria mint, 3rd officina, AD 308-310 GAL VAL ERIA AVG, draped and diademed bust right VENERI V ICTRICI, Venus standing left, holding apple and raising her dress, K | P in lower field, Γ in right field, ALE at exergue 8.46 gr Ref : RIC # 110, Cohen # 2 var, RCV # 14607 (250) Q
