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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.428.258
People
Galeria Valeria, Roman (r. 305 - 311 CE)
Title
Follis of Galeria Valeria, Alexandria
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
308-310
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/178848

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.69 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: GALERIA VALERIA AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: VENERI VICTRICI

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC VI, 110, p. 679

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.428.258
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust, dr., r., diademed (stephane)
Rev.: Venus Victrix, staning front, head l., holding apple in raised r. hand, lifting garment with l. hand; VENERI VICTRICI; AL[E] in ex; kappa l. in field, gamma r. in field

Verification Level

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