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Nummus - Galeria Valeria VENERI VICTRICI, Thessalonica
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Thessalonica |
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| Year | 308-310 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | VENERI V-ICTRICI or VENERI VI-CTRICI |
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Galeria Valeria, daughter of Diocletian and wife of Galerius, occupied a uniquely precarious position during the Tetrarchic collapse. After Galerius died in 311, she refused remarriage to Maximinus Daia, who responded by confiscating her estates and executing her attendants. She spent years as a fugitive before being captured and beheaded under Constantine's orders around 314 — making coins struck in her name during 308–310 a narrow window of official imperial recognition.
The Thessalonica mint was among the newer Tetrarchic establishments, founded specifically to service the eastern court's administrative demands.