Galba. AD 68-69. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.21 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68-January 69. Near VF.

CNG Feature Auction 123
Lot: 609. Estimated: $ 5 000

Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 9 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Galba. AD 68-69. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.21 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68-January 69. IMP SER GALBA CAESAR AVG, laureate head right / ROMA RENASC, Roma, helmeted and in military dress, advancing right, holding Victory on globe in right hand and transverse spear in left. RIC I 198; Calicó 491 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE –; BN –; Adda 40. Minor surface and edge marks, light deposits, small obverse scrapes. Near VF. Very rare. Only three examples in CoinArchives.


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