Bold Portrait

CNG 85, Lot: 854. Estimate $10000. Sold for $12000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Galba. AD 68-69. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck July AD 68-January AD 69. IMP SER GALBA AVG, bare head right / S P Q R/OB C S in two lines within oak wreath. RIC I 164; Calicó 509 (same rev. die as illustration of 509a). Good VF, toned, tiny contact mark on bottom of neck. Excellent Roman portrait.