Sestertius - Galba S P Q R O B CIV SER
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 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 24.5 g |
| Diameter | 35 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 245069 |
| References | RIC I# 268 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. |
Obverse
Head of Galba, laureate, left
Script: Latin
Lettering: SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG
Translation:
Servius Galba Imperator Caesar Augustus
Servio Galba, supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, and emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Legend in three lines oak-wreath
Script: Latin
Lettering: S P Q R O B CIV SER
Translation:
Senatus Populusque Romanum Ob Cives Servatos
The senate and the Roman people to the saviour of the citizens.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 24.12–24.85 g;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (68-69) | |||||||||||||||
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