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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kevin McGonigal, post: 4001156, member: 72790&quot;]I attended a local coin show today. No ancient specialist there but several dealers had a few modestly priced coins like this one. I normally would not buy a barely recognizable coin but it was bothering me that I somehow recognized the coin and it was a mighty&nbsp; big heavy piece of brass. There was nothing on the coin envelope except, Ancient Coin, $25. After&nbsp; a bit of bargaining we got the price down some and I bought it. Every time I looked at it on the way home I said to myself, &quot;Where have I seen this coin before?&quot; When I got it home I figured it out. This exact coin is on the cover of Sears 4th edition (1988) of Roman Coins and Their Value. No wonder I recognized it as something familiar. It is a sestertius of Galba with Victory advancing and it is not a common coin. This will only be my second Galba so it will go into the collection, if for nothing else, the interesting story.[ATTACH=full]1053375[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1053376[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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