Aureus - Galba S P Q R OB C S

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Galba (Servius Sulpicius Galba) (68-69)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	68-69
Value	1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Gold
Weight	7.8 g
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 244811
References	RIC I# 61 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland, Robert Andrew Glendinning Carson; 1984. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 1. Augustus – Vitellius (31 BC–AD 69) (1923 revised Edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.1(2).gal.61 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) , BMC RE# 191 British Museum (publisher). Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (6 volumes). , Calicó# 510 Xavier Calicó; 2003. The Roman avrei. Áureo & Calicó, Barcelona, Spain (2 volumes).

Obverse

Head of Galba, laureate, right; globe at point of neck

Script: Latin

Lettering: SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P M TR P

Unabridged legend: Servius Galba Imperator Caesar Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestas

Translation: Servio Galba, supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, emperor (Augustus), high priest, tribunician power

Reverse

Legend within oak-wreath; pellet between two stars at top

Script: Latin

Lettering: S P Q R OB C S

Unabridged legend: Senatus Populusque Romanum Ob Cives Servatos

Translation: The senate and the Roman people to the saviour of the citizens.

Mint

Tarraco, Hispania, modern-day Tarragona, Spain

Comments

Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (68-69)

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