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Sestertius - Galba HISPANIA CLVNIA SVL S C

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Galba (Servius Sulpicius Galba) (68-69)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 68-69
Value 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Bronze
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
245268
References RIC I# 469
Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland, Robert Andrew Glendinning Carson; 1984. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 1. Augustus – Vitellius (31 BC–AD 69) (1923 revised Edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, OCRE# ric.1(2).gal.469
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Galba, laureate, right

Script: Latin

Lettering: SER SVLPI GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P

Unabridged legend: Servius Sulpicius Galba Imperator Caesar Augustus, Tribunicia Potestas.

Translation: Servius Sulpicius Galba, supreme commander, Caesar, emperor, tribunician power.

Reverse

Galba, in military dress, seated left on curule chair, holding parazonium in left hand and extending right hand to female figure, draped, standing right, holding palladium in right hand and cornucopia in left

Script: Latin

Lettering: HISPANIA CLVNIA SVL S C

Unabridged legend: Hispania Clunia Sulpicia, Senatus Consultum.

Translation: Hispania Clunia Sulpicia. Decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

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