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<p>[QUOTE="Multatuli, post: 2826576, member: 89266"]A little bit late to post my reply, but here is my second Galba's denarius.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]665167[/ATTACH] </p><p>I bought (won) it on CNG auction about 4-5 months ago. It's in my humble opinion more a civil war coinage than a imperial. When this coin was struck, Galba didn't yet "received" the purple nor recognized emperor by the roman Senate. Whatever...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Galba. </b>AD 68-69. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.27 g, 6h). Uncertain mint in Gaul (Vienna?). Struck circa April to late autumn AD 68. SER [GALBA IMP], Galba, in military attire, galloping left, extending right hand / HISPANIA, bareheaded and draped bust of Hispania right; two javelins behind, round shield below, two stalks of grain before. RIC I 86 var. (obv. type left & rev. legend counterclockwise); RSC 76a var. (same). Good Fine, toned, light marks and scratches beneath the toning, some porosity. Very rare.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Multatuli, post: 2826576, member: 89266"]A little bit late to post my reply, but here is my second Galba's denarius. [ATTACH=full]665167[/ATTACH] I bought (won) it on CNG auction about 4-5 months ago. It's in my humble opinion more a civil war coinage than a imperial. When this coin was struck, Galba didn't yet "received" the purple nor recognized emperor by the roman Senate. Whatever... [B]Galba. [/B]AD 68-69. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.27 g, 6h). Uncertain mint in Gaul (Vienna?). Struck circa April to late autumn AD 68. SER [GALBA IMP], Galba, in military attire, galloping left, extending right hand / HISPANIA, bareheaded and draped bust of Hispania right; two javelins behind, round shield below, two stalks of grain before. RIC I 86 var. (obv. type left & rev. legend counterclockwise); RSC 76a var. (same). Good Fine, toned, light marks and scratches beneath the toning, some porosity. Very rare.[/QUOTE]
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