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ID number: BIRBI-R0988 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Galba; Rome Denomination: Sestertius Place made: Rome Culture: Roman Date made: AD 68 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 3.50 Weight (g): 25.04 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 2022. A. H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd, 1942 |

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Description: Obverse: Bust of Galba, laureate and draped, r. Reverse: S - C to l. and r., Roma helmeted and draped, seated l. on cuirass. R. hand holding spear, l. hand resting on shield.
Inscriptions: Obverse: SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG (Servius Galba Emperor Caesar Augustus) Reverse: ROMA (Roma).
Bibliography: RIC I 2nd ed. 240
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