Gold solidus of Galla Placidia, mint of Rome

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Title

Gold solidus of Galla Placidia, mint of Rome

Subject

421-450, Ravenna, gold, 4.47 g, British Museum

Description

Diademed, draped (with Christogram on shoulder) and cuirassed bust of Galla Placidia, right, crowned by manus Dei (obverse). Victory, right, holding long jewelled cross. (reverse)

Inscriptions
Obverse: D N GALLA PLACIDIA P F AVG
Reverse: VOT XX MVLT XXX
Reverse field and exergue: R V // COMOB

Files

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Collection

Citation

“Gold solidus of Galla Placidia, mint of Rome,” HAA Image Hosting, accessed May 11, 2026, https://haaimagehosting.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/1426.

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