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RIC VI, SISCIA [after 196], GALERIA VALERIA, MINTMARK VARIETY [FORGERY]
  
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OBVERSE
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GALVALE-RIAAVG [GAL VALERIA AVG]; bust r., diad. (tiara), dr., on crescent.
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REVERSE
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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.
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NOT IN RIC
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MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to SISCIA 196 (BM 1867,0101.883, 4.9 g) except for star in l. field. Variety formally unlisted in RIC but note that in fact this type is a modern forgery which also appears in silver and in bronze.
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NOTES
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Weight 5.38 g. From CNG Mail Bid Sale 69 (lot 1750), June 2005 (withdrawn).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 2023 for GBP 26; weight 1.98 g; diameter 20.3 mm [click for picture].
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