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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4359855, member: 110350"]Glad that you -- and others -- like it. At the time I bought it, I thought it might have been the nicest portrait of Galba available, even more so than some that were considerably more expensive. (I purchased it from a very well-known, reputable dealer, so I had no concerns about authenticity.*) I seem to recall reading somewhere that Nero's reign is often considered one of the high points in the art of Roman celators, and I'm sure that many of the same people were still working under his immediate successors, including Galba.</p><p><br /></p><p>* The seller told me the following about the Galba denarius in an email responding to a question I had about another coin: "It came from an old Philadelphia collection and I paid a good premium, but I priced it fair to sell quickly."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4359855, member: 110350"]Glad that you -- and others -- like it. At the time I bought it, I thought it might have been the nicest portrait of Galba available, even more so than some that were considerably more expensive. (I purchased it from a very well-known, reputable dealer, so I had no concerns about authenticity.*) I seem to recall reading somewhere that Nero's reign is often considered one of the high points in the art of Roman celators, and I'm sure that many of the same people were still working under his immediate successors, including Galba. * The seller told me the following about the Galba denarius in an email responding to a question I had about another coin: "It came from an old Philadelphia collection and I paid a good premium, but I priced it fair to sell quickly."[/QUOTE]
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