Roman Imperial coin – HCR21395

Obverse

Inscription:

SER SVLPI GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P M TR P

Design:

Head of Galba, laureate, right, with aegis on neck

Reverse

Inscription:

HISPANIA CLVNIA SVL S C

Design:

Galba, in military dress, seated left on curule chair, holding parazonium in left hand and extending right hand to female figure, draped, standing right, holding palladium in right hand and cornucopia in left

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Civil Wars (68 – 69 CE)

Reign

Galba

Person

Galba, 68-69 CE (ruler/authority)

Mint

Rome

Denomination

Sestertius

Material

orichalcum

Technique

struck

Dating

AD 68

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

26.22

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

16/11/1950

Source

Glendining, H.P. Hall Sale Part II, 1115

Acquisition credit

Purchased, 1950.

Acquisition note

£ (GBP)

Reference

RIC I (first edition) : 151(5)

Reference

RIC I (second edition) : 472

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).gal.472

Contributors to this coin record

friday-volunteer, mspencer-brown, cgallacher