Galba

Galba (68 - 69 A.D.)
AR Tetradrachm
SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch
O: AYTOKPATWP GALBA C KAICAP CEBACTOC, bare head right.
R: Eagle standing left, wreath in beak, on two laurel branches; palm to left, ETOYC B (date) below.
Antioch Mint
14.4g
26mm
RPC I 4198; Prieur 100; SNG Copenhagen 163a

 

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here's my Galba, i too am going for the 12 C's in silver. i have all the C's in coin, save for Otho and JC and silver but for those two and Caligula and Claudius. Those 4 are monsters to get.

 

Galba As and my first coin,

 

Thanks all Some more great coins too! Hopefully I can find a cheap Otho, lol. I still have to keep part of my budget open for falling horseman

 

congrats RG...i still don't have one of this cat either.

you guessed it...on the list.

 

I must say that these are all very nice pieces of history:





(My coin, not my pictures)

Here's a nice introduction on Galba by professor (and author) Adrian Murdoch):



Here's Penn State professor Dr. Fagan's more in-depth history of Galba:

 

Also stuck on otho. Not prepared the fourhundred to five hundred pounds plus for a genuine example so waiting for a bargain. May be some time...

 

When I first started collecting in 2011, the only portrait of the twelve caesars I had trouble getting because of price was Otho, so I decided not to go imperial and picked up this Alexandrian TET with a good portrait for under $300, I say this as it seems everyone has the same problem, you've just got to keep a look out for them.

 

Mine was $220, which is a bargain.



Otho really isn't that rare & a shame he does get priced that high. He can be found much easier then many other emperors.

Still looking to upgrade to a better example in the future. Could have worse though.

 

Is it true that the earlier Imperial denarius are more scarce because they were melted in ancient times due to thier very high silver content? I thought I read somewhere that they started to lose quality around the Flavian era.

 

not that i'm aware of. good info on Wikipedia:denarius

 

I hope it's OK with randy if we just pile our Galba's on onto his thread.

I cannot resist posting my coins of Galba which I have accumulated over the years.
One of my favorite emperors.


Galba As - Legionary Standards


Galba As - Legionary Standards


Galba Denarius - SPQR O.B CS


Galba AS - SPQR O.B CIV SER


Galba Sestertius - SPQR O.B CIV SER

 

all are nice but that first one is awesome Eduard.

 

@Eduard, I'm mad about your SPQR denarius, what a style !

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Otho is indeed over value, mabye that comes in the begin y ears a Otho was scare. Now comes the re more out the grond