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Roman Empire: Galba (68-69 AD), bronze as
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GALBA (68-69 AD), bronze as, DIVA AVGVSTA, Spanish (Tarraco?) mint, ca. 68 AD
Obverse- SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P M TR P P P, laureate head right.
Reverse- DIVA AVGVSTA, female figure (Livia?) standing left, holding patera and sceptre.
RIC 67, 28 mm, 11.6 g. NGC Fine (Strike 3/5, Surface 3/5), cert. #4094568-009. Ex-"king_radio" (eBay), UK, February, 2012. Purchased raw.
Galba can be moderately tough, as are all of the short-reigning Civil War emperors of 69 AD. A lot of his coins (at least the ones within my budget) are pretty miserable looking. I thought this one was decent for the price (which worked out to just a hair over $200 with the exchange rate). I liked it for the clear portrait and name. The almost black patina is not bad at all. The British seller was very friendly and easy to deal with, and we ended up swapping several chatty emails.
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Obverse- SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P M TR P P P, laureate head right.
Reverse- DIVA AVGVSTA, female figure (Livia?) standing left, holding patera and sceptre.
RIC 67, 28 mm, 11.6 g. NGC Fine (Strike 3/5, Surface 3/5), cert. #4094568-009. Ex-"king_radio" (eBay), UK, February, 2012. Purchased raw.
Galba can be moderately tough, as are all of the short-reigning Civil War emperors of 69 AD. A lot of his coins (at least the ones within my budget) are pretty miserable looking. I thought this one was decent for the price (which worked out to just a hair over $200 with the exchange rate). I liked it for the clear portrait and name. The almost black patina is not bad at all. The British seller was very friendly and easy to deal with, and we ended up swapping several chatty emails.
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I do not think I saw a Galba piece all throughout the CICF.