RIC I (second edition) Galba 146

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 68–AD 69

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Rome under Galba, AD 68–AD 69, catalogued as RIC I (second edition) Galba 146. Obverse: Bust of Galba, bare-headed, cuirassed, left. Reverse: Female figure, draped, standing left, right foot on globe, holding patera over altar with right hand and upright rudder with left. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Issuing authority
Galba

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Galba, bare-headed, cuirassed, left
Reverse type
Female figure, draped, standing left, right foot on globe, holding patera over altar with right hand and upright rudder with left
Obverse legend
SER GALBA CAESAR AVG
Reverse legend
SALVS GEN HVMANI

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).gal.146
Catalogue reference
RIC I (second edition) Galba 146
Type corpus identifier
ric.1(2).gal.146

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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