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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 3184290, member: 91461&quot;]As, hopefully, we all know coin purchases on eBay can be a gamble. Kind of like seizing the purple after a young emperor&#039;s suicide. Having had a dry spell, I thought I would take a gamble (much like I had when I won my tribute penny. Pics of this one are only slightly better) and put in a low ball bid on a Galba Denarius fouree from a trusted seller. I won at a considerably lower amount than I had bid! Judging by the pics it&#039;s seen better days. But appears authentic to me...though I&#039;ll know more and post better pics once in hand. It did not match anything in forums fakes.</p><p>Though he has a hole in his head (the executioner must&#039;ve missed his neck with the first swing!) I do really enjoy the portrait here. Check him out</p><p>[ATTACH=full]821097[/ATTACH] </p><p>Galba Denarius (fouree), 69 AD., Rome mint.</p><p>Av. laur. head Right</p><p>Rv. Pax standing left</p><p>quality is fine to very fine, weight is 3.02gr. </p><p><br /></p><p>A bit about Galba:</p><p>Galba was part of the year of the 4 emperors. That and him being one of Suetonius 12 emperors make his coins exceedingly hard to get. Him being the second of the 4. The Praetorian guard elevated him after what an artist the world lost. Galba had done a lot for Rome in his years as a military office and later</p><p>serving a governorship in Hispania. It was due to his advanced age (the oldest to be emperor at that point) that the people didn&#039;t support the guards decision of his ascension. Otho however, a wig wearing, wife swapping, former lackey of Nero, was considered a much more suitable, at least younger, candidate. And so the Praetorians changed sides and elected Otho as the new emperor. Once captured, showing that iconic Roman pride and steadfastness, Galba offered his neck, stating, &quot;Strike, if it be for the good of the Romans!&quot;</p><p>Please post your Galbas, 4 emperors, opinions or anything you&#039;d like![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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