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Bust of Galla Placidia to the right, draped with latin cross on right shoulder, wearing a diadem of pearls, a double necklace of pearls and long earrings.

Chi-Rho inside laurel wreath.

Photo of a coin sold the 06/01/2015 by Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XVIII, lot 1268, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2313508, link to their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/.

The RIC X has classified the coins according to the style of wreath on the reverse: base of the wreath XIIX or IIXII.. I have not kept this classification which takes into account unimportant elements. In this case, we might also have to classify the number of pearls in the diadem. All this is in the category of engraving differences, random and according to the desire of the engraver. When I classify the sizes of the wreath or Chrism, these elements are much more visible and are noticeable changes. I think the RIC X opted for this ranking in order to be able to more easily separate the different emperors and empresses using this reverse. The reference I give: RIC 2062 corresponds to the classification given by the RIC X. The coin displays a wreath base with XIIX.

Many coins have been analyzed with old photos which do not allow us to see if the cross on the shoulder is different from the Latin cross that I have observed each time on the other copies. The same goes for the size of the wreath on the reverse. The only coin where a wreath is larger than the average, is actually not really bigger than that of the coin shown here and which is of average size. It is the beading which is wider and approaches the wreath. Here is the coin:

Photo of a coin sold the 28/11/2018 by Tauler & Fau Subastas, Auction 20, lot 180, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5498179, link to their website: https://www.tauleryfau.com/es.

Note from RIC X n °2062, page 372: ''The obverse legend D N GAL PLACIDIA P F AVG is given in Mead 15, lot 127; it is unconfirmed and unlikely, but see no 2090 GALL. '' Note from RIC X 2090 page 374: '' One obverse die reads GALL ''.