Galba. AD 68-69. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 23.87 g, 6h). Rome mint, 7th officina. Struck circa December AD 68. Near VF.Electronic Auction 534 Roman Imperial, Bronze Sold For $ 850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Galba. AD 68-69. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 23.87 g, 6h). Rome mint, 7th officina. Struck circa December AD 68. Laureate bust right, wearing aegis / ADLOCVTIO in exergue, Galba, bareheaded in military dress, standing right on low platform on left, haranguing troops; to left on platform is an officer also standing right; to right on ground line, two soldiers standing left, the one in front holding oblong shield and signum, the one behind an oblong shield and spear; between them are seen the head and front legs of a horse; in the background are two soldiers standing right, carrying two spears and vexillum; to far right, an aquila. RIC I 464; ACG 378 (A125/P188). Brown surfaces with some roughness, hairline flan crack. Near VF. |