RIC VI, SERDICA [after 41], GALERIA VALERIA, UNLISTED BUST TYPE, OFFICINA B

OBVERSE	GALVALE-RIAAVG [GAL VALERIA AVG]; head r., diad., on facing bust in embroidered robes.
REVERSE	VENERIV-ICTRICI [VENERI VICTRICI]; Venus stg. facing, head l., r. holding up apple, l. raising drapery over l. shoulder. Star in left field, B in right field. •SM•SD• in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE. Bust type similar to D [SERDICA 43] except for absence of crescent. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 500. Coin should be listed after SERDICA 41. See also: SERDICA [after 41], GALERIA VALERIA, UNLISTED BUST TYPE, OFFICINA A SERDICA [after 41], GALERIA VALERIA, UNLISTED BUST TYPE, OFFICINA Γ SERDICA [after 41], GALERIA VALERIA, UNLISTED BUST TYPE, OFFICINA Δ

NOTES

Weight 5.88 g. Coin sold on Münzen & Medaillen auction 45 (lot 91) in June 2017 for EUR 96. Other specimens: - sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 79 (lot 674) in July 2019 for EUR 80; weight 5.79 g; diameter 27 mm [click for picture]; - from the American Numismatic Society Collection (reg. no. 1944.100.4070); weight 7.63 g; diameter 26.5 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 26 (lot 4894) in July 2023 for CHF 140; weight 7.24 g; diameter 28 mm; rev. legend breaks I-V-I [click for picture]; - sold on V.L. Nummus Online Auction 19 (lot 820) in January 2023 for EUR 20; weight 6.45 g [click for picture]; - sold on Naville Numismatics auction 66 (lot 694) in June 2021 for GBP 30; weight 6.74 g; diameter 26 mm [click for picture]; - from Roma Numismatics; weight 6.43 g; diameter 27 mm [click for picture]; - from eBay, December 2019; weight 5.79 g; diameter 26.58 mm [click for picture]; - from Felzmann auction 170 (lot 586), December 2020; weight 5.59 g; obv. legend unbroken [click for picture]; - sold on DNW auction 164 (lot 3243) in October 2019 for GBP 70 [lot of 10 coins]; rev. legend breaks I-V-I [click for picture].