Roman Imperial coin – HCR88971

Obverse

Inscription:

SER GALBA IMP CA[ESAR AVG P M TR P]

Design:

Head of Galba, laureate, right

Reverse

Inscription:

CONCORDIA [PROVINCIARV]M

Design:

Concordia, draped, standing left, holding branch 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

Narbo, Uncertain Hispano-Roman mint (Roman Imperial), Uncertain Gallo-Roman mint (Roman Imperial)

Denomination

denarius

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

AD 68 – 69

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.19

Axis

Diameter (mm)

17.3

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

16/12/1937

Source

Family of the late Peter Carruthers

Acquisition credit

Presented by the family of the late Peter Carruthers, 1937.

fake (modern forgery)
mint attribution: uncertain

Authenticity

Coin is exactly the same dies and shape as BMCRE I, no.225 , pl.54, no. 21

Reference

BMCRE I : 225 , pl.54, no. 21

Note:

Coin appears to be a modern forgery, as is exactly the same dies and shape as BMC coin

Reference

RIC I (second edition) : 120

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).gal.120

Contributors to this coin record

cgallacher, mspencer-brown, mmaliczowski