| Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Online Auction 187 | Silver | Auction date: 10 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 362 Price realized: 70 EUR (Approx. 75 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Galeria Valeria AD 293-311. Heraclea Follis Æ 25 mm, 7,44 g GAL VALERIA AVG, pearl-diademed and draped bust right / VENERI VICTRICI, Venus standing facing, head left, holding apple and raising drapery over shoulder, HTB in exergue. Good Very Fine RIC 43. Galeria Valeria was a late Roman empress, daughter of Emperor Diocletian, who ruled the Roman Empire from 284. Married to Galerius, one of the new Caesars in Diocletian's restructured Tetrarchy, she played a significant role in the political changes of the time. Galerius named a new province in Pannonia after her as part of the provincial restructuring. After Diocletian's abdication in 305, Galerius became Augustus, and Valeria was elevated to Augusta and mater castrorum ("Mother of the Camp")-the only one among the Tetrarchs to hold such a position. Following the death of Constantius in 306 and the subsequent collapse of the Tetrarchy into civil wars, Galeria faced challenges. After Galerius' death in 311, she fled with her mother and stepson from Licinius, who illegitimately seized Galerius' provinces. Seeking refuge with Maximinus Daia, the legitimate heir in the East, Valeria rejected Maximinus's proposal of marriage, leading to her confiscation and banishment to Syria. During the civil war between Maximinus Daia and Licinius, the latter emerged victorious in 313 and ordered Valeria's execution. Despite an attempt to flee and 15 months in hiding, she was eventually captured and, along with her stepson Candidianus, executed. Starting price: 50 EUR |  |
