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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     RIC_VI_Serdica_unlisted Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Galeria Valeria Date Ruled:     AD 293-311 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Aureus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 307-308 Weight:     5.37 g Obverse Legend:     GAL VAL_ERIA AVG Obverse Description:     Diademed head right, on facing bust wearing embroidered robe with necklace - on crescent Reverse Legend:     VENERI V_ICTRICI Reverse Description:     Venus standing facing, head left: right hand holding up apple, left raising drapery over left shoulder. Exergue:     ●SM●SD● Mint Mark:     ●SM●SD●/ crescent in left field/ Σ (retrograde) in right field Mint:     Serdica Primary Reference:     RIC unlisted Reference2:     Depeyrot 6/3 Reference3:     Calicó 4967 Reference4:     Cohen 1 var; SRCV 3729v; VM 001 Photograph Credit:     Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG Source:     http://www.arsclassicacoins.com/ Special Comments:     The obverse break L_E is in accordance with the RIC description, but the bust is not. Expected is "diademed and draped bust right". The reverse mintmark is correct, however, the reverse break V_I is not. Expected is I_V_I. Price Sold For:     15000 Swiss Franc Date Sold:     17/5/2012 Grade:     aEF Notes:     (1) This reverse obverse combination is unrecorded in RIC for this issue (2) Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 64: Lot No. 1300

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