Roman Imperial coin – HCR21392

Obverse

Inscription:

SER SVLPI GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P P

Design:

Head of Galba, laureate, right

Reverse

Inscription:

ADLOCVTIO S C

Design:

Galba, in military dress, standing right on platform, raising left hand, with officer behind him; two soldiers face him, one carrying shield and standard, the other shield and spear; horse between them; two soldiers behind standing right, carrying vexillum and two spears; aquila in front

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Galba, AD 68-69 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Rome

Denomination

Sestertius

Material

orichalcum

Technique

struck

Dating

AD 68

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

27.81

Axis

Diameter (mm)

34.4

Acquisition method

exchange

Acquisition date

2/1951

Source

C. M. Kraay; Glendinning, Lawrence sale 1042, 19/1/1951

Acquisition credit

Acquired by exchange with C. M Kraay, 1951.

Reference

RIC I (second edition) : 466

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).gal.466

Contributors to this coin record

friday-volunteer, mspencer-brown