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RIC I (second edition) Galba 489

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RIC I (second edition) Galba 489, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 68–69 AD. Obverse: head of galba, laureate, right; globe at point of neck. Reverse: old man, togate, standing left, holding branch in in left hand and placing wreath on galba, standing front in military dress, holding victory in right hand and branch in left. Weight about 27.2 g, diameter 37.0 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Galba 489
obverse: Head of Galba, laureate, right; globe at point of neck
reverse RIC I (second edition) Galba 489
reverse: Old man, togate, standing left, holding branch in in left hand and placing wreath on Galba, standing front in military dress, holding Victory in right hand and branch in left
mint Rome weight 27.23g (3)
ruler Galba diameter ⌀37.0 (1)
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; globe at point of neck

SER SVLPI GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P M TR P
reverse

Old man, togate, standing left, holding branch in in left hand and placing wreath on Galba, standing front in military dress, holding Victory in right hand and branch in left

SENATVS PIETATI AVGVSTI S C
specimens (3)
British Museum 25.45g 6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
BnF (National Library of France) 28.12g

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RIC I (second edition) Galba 489 (ric.1(2).gal.489), 68–69 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-galba-489/ (accessed: 2026-08-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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