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RIC I (second edition) Galba 242

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RIC I (second edition) Galba 242, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 68–69 AD. Obverse: head of galba, oak-wreathed, right. Reverse: roma, helmeted and draped, seated left on cuirass, holding spear in right hand and resting left on shield; greave lying on right. Weight about 18.2 g.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Galba 242
obverse: Head of Galba, oak-wreathed, right
reverse RIC I (second edition) Galba 242
reverse: Roma, helmeted and draped, seated left on cuirass, holding spear in right hand and resting left on shield; greave lying on right
mint Rome weight 18.22g (3)
ruler Galba diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Sestertius axis 7↕ (2)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Galba, oak-wreathed, right

IMP SER GALBA AVG TR P
reverse

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

ROMA S C
specimens (4)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.99g 7↕
BnF (National Library of France) 24.12g
British Museum 27.54g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Galba 242 (ric.1(2).gal.242), 68–69 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-galba-242/ (accessed: 2026-08-07). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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