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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nicholasz219, post: 2926138, member: 75641&quot;]So, once in a while, a blind squirrel finds a nut and this was me a few weeks ago.&nbsp; I saw this Galba in the Heritage Auction and thought, well maybe if my other coins do not go my way, I will try and buy that Galba.&nbsp; I only had one other Galba, a provincial that I bought from [USER=21445]@Mat[/USER].&nbsp; While I like that coin, I did also want to add a coin of Rome when an example came up.&nbsp; At about $55, this was a steal in my book.&nbsp; The legends and center designs are worn of course, but enough of the legends remain to make identification easy and of course &quot;GALBA&quot; is top center and boldly there.&nbsp; I call this a nice little win.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]709598[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Galba, Denarius, VICTORIA P R</b></p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>Galba</p><p>Augustus: July, 68 - January, 69AD</p><p>Issued:</p><p>19.0 x 17.5mm 2.70gr</p><p>O: IMP SER GALBA CAESAR AVG; Laureate head, right.</p><p>R: VICTORIA P R; Victory standing left on globe, wreath upward in right hand, palm in left.</p><p>Rome Mint</p><p>RIC 217; RSC 328; BMC 49.</p><p>Aorta: B7, O13, R56, T78, M3.</p><p>Heritage Auctions Weekly World and Ancient Coin Auction, Auction 231746, Lot 63101. Ex. Nilus Coins.</p><p>11/16/17 11/24/17</p><p><br /></p><p>And by no means should I slight my Alexandrian coin of Galba from [USER=21445]@Mat[/USER].&nbsp; As you can see below, it has a nice strong &quot;GALBA&quot; in Greek as well.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]709603[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Galba, Tetradrachm, EIPHNH</b></p><p>BI Tetradrachm</p><p>Galba</p><p>Augustus: 68 - 69AD</p><p>Issued: 68AD</p><p>22.5mm 10.21gr</p><p>O: ΛΟΥΚ ΛΙΒ ΣΟΥΛΠ ΓΑΛΒΑ ΚΑΙΕ ΣΕΒΑ ΑΥΤ; Laureate head, right.</p><p>R: EIPHNH; Veiled bust of Eirene (Pax) right, caduceus over shoulder.</p><p>Exergue: LA, obverse right field. (LA = Regnal Year 1 = 68AD)</p><p>Alexandria, Egypt Mint</p><p>Koln 219; Milne 309; RPC 5328; Geissen 219; Dattari 302.</p><p>bronzemat </p><p>8/14/17 8/18/17</p><p><br /></p><p>So, in honor of Galba and my friend [USER=21445]@Mat[/USER], post any coins from Galba and/or coins that you bought, traded for or received from a friend.&nbsp; I&#039;ll leave the posting of Alexandrian issues in general to [USER=21445]@Mat[/USER].[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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