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RIC I (second edition) Galba 257

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RIC I (second edition) Galba 257, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 68–69 AD. Obverse: bust of galba, laureate and draped, right. Reverse: victory advancing or walking left, holding palladium in right hand and palm in left. Weight about 24.8 g, diameter 18.2 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Galba 257
obverse: Bust of Galba, laureate and draped, right
reverse RIC I (second edition) Galba 257
reverse: Victory advancing or walking left, holding palladium in right hand and palm in left
mint Rome weight 24.84g (4)
ruler Galba diameter ⌀18.2 (2)
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 TR P
reverse

Victory advancing or walking left, holding palladium in right hand and palm in left

S C
specimens (4)
KENOM — Freiberg 21.43g 6↕
BnF (National Library of France) 27.04g
British Museum 24.24g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Galba 257 (ric.1(2).gal.257), 68–69 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-galba-257/ (accessed: 2026-08-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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