New in mine collection Galba sestertius

Galba AD 68-69

AE Sestertius

Obverse : SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG TR P Laureate, draped bust right.

Reverse : ROMA S C Roma seated left on cuirass, right hand holding vertical spear, left arm resting on shield.

Mint : Rome struck June to August AD 68

Size/weight : 36 mm 24.43 g 7h

Reference : RIC I 241; BMCRE 89.

A nice large flan/with pitting on both obverse and reverse.

 

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Excellent coin Ro.

 

GREAT coin RO...Who doesn't LOVE early Imperial sestertii???

Terrific 'ancient' look---it resembles my coin of Caligula in ageing/pitting etc..

 

Great feedback all thanks, i like the acient look to, you can see on the coin he had a storry!!!!!!

This coin is much better one, and the price to!!!!!! hehe

 

Ya gotta love this guy's profile. Nice coin ro, pitting and all. I need to re-photograph mine, but here are the current images:


GALBA
AE Dupondius
OBVERSE: SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG TR P laureate head right
REVERSE: PAX AVGVST, Pax standing, head left, holding branch and cornucopia, SC in fields
Struck at Rome, Oct/Nove 68 AD
13.2g, 27mm
RIC 283


GALBA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: IMP SER GALBA CAESAR AVG P M - Laureate head right
REVERSE: VICTORIA P R - Victory standing left on globe, holding wreath and palm
Struck at Rome, Oct/Nov 68AD
3.2g, 18mm
RIC 234

 

wow, 36 mm....that huge. another coin that is rugged but awesome.
another cool coin RO!

 

betere foto, the other is to dark

 

Which is the truer color? I think I like the darker image better, but I prefer an image that reflects the coin.

 

Thank you for the pointer.

 

Shame about the pitting but still lots of meat on it.

 

GALBA. 68-69 AD. AE As. Spanish mint (Tarraco?), 9.1g, 29mm

OBV: SER GALBA IMP AVGVSTVS, Laureate head left, globe at point of head portrait.

REV: LIBERTAS PVBLICA S-C, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and sceptre.

REF: RIC I 71

For Galba, somewhat uncommon left facing and Tarraco mint.

 

I agree with Bing...I actually prefer the darker photo because that seemed to reflect the patina on it...but i guess that's not the true image of the coin.

 

Nice reaction on mine coin thanks

 

My sole Galba example--a denarius with a wreath reverse...Rome mint, of course.

 

Super coin ro, good details of Galba..

 

Sweet one, I like those types.

 

I'm with Mat. Love this type. Very nice looking.

 

QUESTION: I have never seen a satisfactory answer to this...My understanding is that the Denarius was the basic unit of Roman coinage, similar as our Dollar is for US coinage. I do understand the Denarius was a big value as it roughly represented a "full day's wage." HOWEVER, I have noticed that when Romans monetized transactions, they used the Sestertius as the base unit of account. Is this because Rome was late minting silver coinage, and the Sestertius was a traditional bronze based coin from their heritage? Or, being roughly a quarter-day's wages, this unit of account was more manageable? (Since the Sestertius is a 1/4 Denarius, I akin it to Americans using the Quarter as a base unit...) BTW, RO - NICE COIN!!!

 

I agree this is a good question and one I do not understand. I wonder sometimes if the sestertius was convenient as a measure because it was 1/100th of the standard gold aureus. I also do not know just how great of a number of surviving texts actually stated values in sestertii as opposed to them being translated that way by early English scholars trying to make it clear to their readers how much something cost.

 

The Sestertius started off as a scarce small silver coin but still worth 1/4 Denarius, prior to about 23 BC.



Not my coin.