Galba. AD 68-69. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 25.07 g, 6h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. Struck circa October AD 68. VF.

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Lot: 640. Estimated: $ 750

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Galba. AD 68-69. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 25.07 g, 6h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. Struck circa October AD 68. Laureate head right; c/m: uncertain / Concordia seated left, holding branch and transverse scepter. Cf. RIC I 380. Brown patina, roughness, legends obscure. VF. Overstruck on an early Julio-Claudian sestertius.

Ex Richard Baker Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 509, 9 February 2022), lot657.

A personal favorite of the collector: Here we have a sestertius used by three separate rulers. First, it was a Juli-Claudian sestertius. Second, it was countermarked with that distinct size and shape rectangle that most likely contained NCAPR. Third, it was completely overstruck as a sestertius of Galba. My personal favorite of all my sestertii.

Closing Date and Time: 31 May 2023 at 13:33:00 ET.

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