Item: i10334
 
Certified Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Galeria Valeria - Roman Empress - Wife of Galerius - Daughter of Diocletian -
Bronze Follis 26mm (4.98 grams) Nicomedia mint: 310 A.D.
Reference: RIC 57 (Nicomedia)
GALVALERIAAVG - Draped bust right.
VENERIVICTRICICMH Exe: SMNA - Venus standing left, holding apple and raising skirt.

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Galeria Valeria (died 315) was the daughter of Roman Emperor Diocletian and wife of his co-emperor Galerius.

Born as Valeria to Diocletian and Prisca, she married Galerius in 293, when her father elevated him to the position of Caesar. Prior to this marriage, clearly organized to strengthen the bonds between the two emperors, Galerius had to divorce his first wife, Valeria Maximilla.

Galeria was sympathetic towards Christians, while Galerius persecuted them.

Galeria was raised to the title of Augusta and Mater Castrorum in November 308. Since she gave no child to Galerius, Galeria adopted her husband's illegittimate son, Candidianus, as her own.

When Galerius died, in 311, Licinius was entrusted with the care of Valeria and her mother Prisca. The two women, however, fled from Licinius to Maximinus Daia, whose daughter was betrothed to Candidianus. After a short time, Valeria refused the marriage proposal of Maximinus, who arrested and confined her in Syria and confiscated her properties. At the death of Maximinus, Licinius ordered the death of both women. Valeria fled, hiding for a year, until she was found in Thessaloniki. She was captured by the mob, beheaded in the central square of the city, and her body thrown in the sea. Canonized as christian saint with her mother (see Saint Alexandra).

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