RIC VI, THESSALONICA [after 36], GALERIA VALERIA, UNLISTED BUST TYPE

OBVERSE	GALVAL-ERIAAVG [GAL VALERIA AVG]; head r., diad., on facing bust in embroidered robes on crescent, with necklace.
REVERSE	VENERIV-ICTRICI [VENERI VICTRICI]; Venus stg. facing, head l., r. holding up apple, l. raising drapery over l. shoulder. Star in left field, A in right field. •SM•TS• in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE. RIC does not list variety with facing bust on crescent [cf. SISCIA 196, SISCIA 204, SISCIA 211, SERDICA 34 and SERDICA 43]. Coin should be listed after THESSALONICA 36.

NOTES

Weight 5.70 g; diameter 25.5 mm. Coin sold on CGB Monnaies 19 (lot 362) in 2004 for EUR 150; sold on CGB E-auction 633 (lot 630797) in June 2025 for EUR 34. Other specimens: - sold on Olympus Numismatik auction 22 (lot 669) in May 2025 for EUR 16; weight 6.20 g; diameter 25.4 mm [click for picture]; - from eBay, February 2009; diameter 27 mm [click for picture].