RIC I (second edition) Galba 466, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 68–69 AD. Obverse: head of galba, laureate, right. Reverse: galba, in military dress, standing right on platform with officer; two soldiers face him, one carrying shield and standard, the other shield and spear; horse between them; two soldiers behind standing right, carrying vexillum and two spears; aquila in front. Weight about 27.5 g, diameter 34.4 mm.
obverse
Head of Galba, laureate, right
SER SVLPI GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P
reverse
Galba, in military dress, standing right on platform with officer; two soldiers face him, one carrying shield and standard, the other shield and spear; horse between them; two soldiers behind standing right, carrying vexillum and two spears; aquila in front
ADLOCVTIO S C
specimens (4)
British Museum
26.83g
6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
British Museum
27.92g
6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
Cite this coin
RIC I (second edition) Galba 466 (ric.1(2).gal.466), 68–69 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-galba-466/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA