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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2900811, member: 51347&quot;]I am VERY glad you have a confirmed Spanish mint Galba [USER=8959]@Eduard[/USER] ! WONDERFUL piece and what a great story.</p><p><br /></p><p>I enjoy the <i>irony</i> of the downfall of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty.&nbsp; Nero, last of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty, had revolts and the start of the Cival War by <b><i>JULIUS CAESAR</i> Vindex, </b><i><b>a Gaul NOBLE</b> </i>(irony that Julius Caesar CONQUERED Gaul). Vindex supported and probably intended Galba to be Emperor...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]698691[/ATTACH]</p><p>RI Civil War Revolt of <b>Vindex</b> CE&nbsp; &nbsp; 68-69 AR Denarius ROMA RESTITVTA - IVPITER LIBERATOR Jupiter seated r&nbsp;&nbsp; Tbolt&nbsp; Scepter 17mm 3.02g RIC I 62 RSC 374-RARE</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]698692[/ATTACH]</p><p>RI Civil War <b>VINDEX</b> 68-69 CE AR Denarius 3.22g Gallic mint SALVS GENERIS HVMANI Victory l globe - SPQR in wreath RIC 72 BMCRE 34-36 RSC 420 RARE</p><p><br /></p><p>My Galba Quinarius is minted in Lugdunum where the Civil War generally started with Vindex... whose full support of Galba and getting rid of Nero.&nbsp; A proud Celt descendant of the people that <i>Julius Caesar</i> subjugated and the same man who killed off his own Republic...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]698693[/ATTACH]</p><p>RI <b>GALBA AR Quinarius Lugdunum</b> mint laureate r Victory globe stdng left 15mm 1.5g SCARCE</p><p><br /></p><p>Big Irony, Big Fun!&nbsp; [USER=84566]@RAGNAROK[/USER] would be proud!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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