RIC I (second edition) Galba 12

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 68–AD 69

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Tarraco (ancient mint)

Denarius in silver struck at Tarraco under Galba, AD 68–AD 69, catalogued as RIC I (second edition) Galba 12. Obverse: Head of Galba, laureate, right; globe at point of neck. Reverse: Virtus, nude, standing front, head left, holding parazonium in right hand and leaning left on spear. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Silver
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Denarius

Technical characteristics

Mint: Tarraco
Issuing authority: Galba

Design

Obverse type: Head of Galba, laureate, right; globe at point of neck
Reverse type: Virtus, nude, standing front, head left, holding parazonium in right hand and leaning left on spear
Obverse legend: GALBA IMPERATOR
Reverse legend: VIRTVS

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).gal.12
Catalogue reference: RIC I (second edition) Galba 12
Type corpus identifier: ric.1(2).gal.12

Catalogue references

Research required

Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
Diameter and die axis not transcribed
Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
No rights-cleared photograph identified yet

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