RIC VI, SISCIA [after 196], GALERIA VALERIA, MINTMARK VARIETY [FORGERY]

OBVERSE	GALVALE-RIAAVG [GAL VALERIA AVG]; bust r., diad. (tiara), dr., on crescent.
REVERSE	VENERI-VICTRICI [VENERI VICTRICI]; Venus stg. facing, head l., r. holding up apple, l. raising drapery over l. shoulder. Star in left field. SIS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to SISCIA 196 (BM 1867,0101.883, 4.9 g) except for star in l. field. Variety seems to be unlisted in RIC but note that in fact this type is a modern forgery which also appears in silver and in bronze.

NOTES

Weight 5.38 g. From CNG Mail Bid Sale 69 (lot 1750), June 2005 (withdrawn). Other specimens: - from eBay [click for picture]; - (in silver) from eBay [click for picture]; - (in bronze) sold on eBay in April 2022 for GBP 36; weight 2.40 g; diameter 20.4 mm [click for picture]; - (in bronze) sold on eBay in November 2024 for GBP 30; weight 2.12 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - (in bronze) sold on eBay in November 2023 for GBP 26; weight 1.98 g; diameter 20.3 mm [click for picture].