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RIC I (second edition) Galba 240

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RIC I (second edition) Galba 240, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 68–69 AD. Obverse: bust of galba, laureate and draped, right. Reverse: roma, helmeted and draped, seated left on cuirass, holding spear in right hand and resting left on shield. Weight about 26.1 g, diameter 35.7 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Galba 240
obverse: Bust of Galba, laureate and draped, right
reverse RIC I (second edition) Galba 240
reverse: Roma, helmeted and draped, seated left on cuirass, holding spear in right hand and resting left on shield
mint Rome weight 26.15g (3)
ruler Galba diameter ⌀35.7 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (3)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Galba, laureate and draped, right

SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG
reverse

Roma, helmeted and draped, seated left on cuirass, holding spear in right hand and resting left on shield

ROMA S C
specimens (4)
British Museum 26.86g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 25.38g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Galba 240 (ric.1(2).gal.240), 68–69 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-galba-240/ (accessed: 2026-09-09). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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