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RIC I (second edition) Galba 451

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RIC I (second edition) Galba 451, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 68–69 AD. Obverse: head of galba, laureate, right. Reverse: roma, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, holding victory on globe in right hand and eagle-tipped sceptre in left; resting left arm on trophy; shield at feet. Weight about 23.4 g, diameter 34.9 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Galba 451
obverse: Head of Galba, laureate, right
reverse RIC I (second edition) Galba 451
reverse: Roma, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and eagle-tipped sceptre in left; resting left arm on trophy; shield at feet
mint Rome weight 23.42g (3)
ruler Galba diameter ⌀34.9 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (2)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Galba, laureate, right

SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG TR P
reverse

Roma, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and eagle-tipped sceptre in left; resting left arm on trophy; shield at feet

ROMA S C
specimens (3)
BnF (National Library of France) 23.11g
British Museum 23.60g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Galba 451 (ric.1(2).gal.451), 68–69 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-galba-451/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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