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RIC I (second edition) Galba 475

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RIC I (second edition) Galba 475, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 68–69 AD. Obverse: bust of galba, laureate and draped, right. Reverse: honos, bare to waist, standing right, holding sceptre in right hand and cornucopiae in left, facing virtus, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, holding parazonium in right hand and spear in left, resting right foot on boar's head. Weight about 28.8 g, diameter 36.3 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Galba 475
obverse: Bust of Galba, laureate and draped, right
reverse RIC I (second edition) Galba 475
reverse: Honos, bare to waist, standing right, holding sceptre in right hand and cornucopiae in left, facing Virtus, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, holding parazonium in right hand and spear in left, resting right foot on boar's head
mint Rome weight 28.79g (4)
ruler Galba diameter ⌀36.3 (2)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (2)
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 SVLPI GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P
reverse

Honos, bare to waist, standing right, holding sceptre in right hand and cornucopiae in left, facing Virtus, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, holding parazonium in right hand and spear in left, resting right foot on boar's head

HONOS ET VIRTVS S C
specimens (4)
British Museum 28.19g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 28.87g ⌀36.5
BnF (National Library of France) 28.30g

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RIC I (second edition) Galba 475 (ric.1(2).gal.475), 68–69 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-galba-475/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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