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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 4493254, member: 110350&quot;]The reverse is very nice on the first coin, but I greatly prefer the obverse portraits on the two CNG coins.&nbsp; In fact, I prefer the portrait on my own Galba denarius, even though it cost me a little more than a third of the sales price on the Heritage auction example.&nbsp; It&#039;s both more expressive, and more realistic.&nbsp; The portrait on the first coin looks like a caricature more than an actual person.&nbsp; Of course, this is all my own personal, largely subjective, aesthetic opinion.&nbsp; Which is usually the case for my opinion of ancient coins!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1114820[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Galba AR Denarius, Aug-Oct 68 AD Rome Mint. Obv. Bare head right, IMP SER GALBA AVG / Rev. S P Q R/ O • B/ C S [OB CS = OB CIVES SERVATOS (For Saving the Citizens)] in three lines within oak wreath. RIC I 167, RSC II 287, Sear RCV I 2109 (ill.). 18.33 mm., 3.29 g. (<i>Purchased from Marc Breitsprecher</i>.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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