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 | 7.28 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 244967 |
| References | RIC I# 169 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.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Galba, bare, right
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP SER GALBA AVG
Unabridged legend: Imperator Servius Galba Augustus
Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator) Servio Galba, emperor (Augustus)
Reverse
Legend in three lines oak-wreath
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
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (68-69) | |||||||||||||||
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