Roman Imperial coin – HCR88882

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP SER GALBA AVG

Design:

Head of Galba, bare, right

Reverse

Inscription:

S P Q R OB C S

Design:

Legend in three lines oak-wreath

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Civil Wars (68 – 69 CE)

Reign

Galba

Person

Galba, 68-69 CE (ruler/authority)

Mint

Rome

Denomination

denarius

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

AD 68

Note

Coin moved to correct ticket, swapped with previous HCR88883 (MSB 06/2025)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.23

Axis

Diameter (mm)

18.2

Acquisition method

loan

Acquisition date

18/10/1940

Source

Queen's College

Acquisition credit

Lent by The Queen's College, 1940.

Reference

RIC I (first edition) : 20(2)

Reference

RIC I (second edition) : 167

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).gal.167

Contributors to this coin record

cgallacher, mspencer-brown, mmaliczowski