Late Roman Bronze Coins

Coin talk => COTD => Topic started by: Victor on March 03, 2025, 09:12:11 AM

Title: Galeria Valeria VENERI VICTRICI from Siscia with unusual legend break
Post by: Victor on March 03, 2025, 09:12:11 AM
This coin has a neat legend break on the obverse. There is a gap between V and G of AVG. It seems the engraver messed up a little.

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Galeria Valeria
A.D. 308-310
Ӕ follis   25mm    5.4g
GAL VALERIA AV-G; Diademed and mantled bust right on crescent.
VENERI VICTRICI; Venus holding up apple and raising drapery over left shoulder, crescent in left field, Γ in right.
In ex. SIS
RIC VI Siscia 211
Title: Re: Galeria Valeria VENERI VICTRICI from Siscia with unusual legend break
Post by: Heliodromus on March 03, 2025, 09:51:03 AM
It seems he belatedly realized he'd messed up with the legend spacing, so threw a gap in there to "make it better".

Judging by how "handsome" the figure on the reverse is, I assume it's meant to be Galeria herself, not Venus!  ;D

Nice specimen of the type!