VOT XX MVLT XXX

Bust of Galla Placidia to the right, draped with Chi-Rho on right shoulder, wearing a diadem of pearls, a double necklace of pearls and long earrings. Above, the hand of God crowning her.

An angel standing left and holding a long Latin cross adorned with jewels. A star above the angel.

Photo of a coin sold the 18/09/2013 by Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 94, lot 1242, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1683508, link to their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/. Informations given by Classical Numismatic Group: ''Guy Lacam Collection (Dürr/Michel, 8 November 1999), lot 136 (and cover coin).''.

Unlike the Ravenna mint, I did not notice any change in Chrism, the one is still I X with a loop (see comments AYC #7 to #9 var 2). I observed coins whose loop is very erased but not yet an indisputably loopless coin (if such a coin exists).

All Solidi of all types and in all mints (except the one in Constantinople) always display a double pearl necklace. Except for AYC # 7 (see comment). This little detail may make the difference with the smaller denominations.

A ribbon emerges from the two letters G on the obverse. Common thing with the mints of this region for this period. It seems that all Solidii of all types have at least one prominent ribbon.

On the reverse I noted ''Angel'' in the description. We can also say that this is Victoria but the image of the victory at that time had indeed become that of an angel symbolizing the Christian victory. I note that this character is probably also a representation of the Empress in the guise of the angel. Indeed, the character often wears the same double pearl diadem and the clothes are decorated like those of Galla Placidia. I have noticed many times that on the coinage of various Empresses the character on the reverse is depicted as the Empress.