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RIC I (second edition) Galba 479

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RIC I (second edition) Galba 479, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 68–69 AD. Obverse: head of galba, laureate, right with aegis. Reverse: galba, togate, standing left, gesturing with left hand to kneeled libertas, draped, right; between them, roma, helmeted, in military dress, standing right, carrying shield. Weight about 27.0 g.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Galba 479
obverse: Head of Galba, laureate, right with aegis
reverse RIC I (second edition) Galba 479
reverse: Galba, togate, standing left, gesturing with left hand to kneeled Libertas, draped, right; between them, Roma, helmeted, in military dress, standing right, carrying shield
mint Rome weight 26.96g (2)
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, laureate, right with aegis

SER SVLPI GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P M TR P
reverse

Galba, togate, standing left, gesturing with left hand to kneeled Libertas, draped, right; between them, Roma, helmeted, in military dress, standing right, carrying shield

LIBERTAS RESTITVTA S C
specimens (4)
British Museum 26.73g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 27.19g 7↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Galba 479 (ric.1(2).gal.479), 68–69 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-galba-479/ (accessed: 2026-08-09). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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