RIC I (second edition) Galba 45
Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC I (second edition) Galba 45. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Galba. Mint: Tarraco. The obverse shows head of Galba, laureate, right; globe at point of neck, with the legend GALBA IMPERATOR.
The reverse shows roma, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, right foot on globe, holding branch in right hand and leaning left on spear, with the legend ROMA VICTRIX.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
Galba was a Roman emperor who ruled for seven months from 8 June AD 68 until 15 January AD 69. Having served as governor of Hispania under Nero, he took advantage of Nero's suicide and the defeat of Vindex's rebellion to assume the throne with the support of the Praetorian Guard, becoming the first ruler of the Year of the Four Emperors.
Struck at Tarraco, this silver coin belongs to the denomination of the denarius, which served as the standard Roman silver coin from c. 211 BC until the third century AD. The piece bears the obverse title "GALBA IMPERATOR" accompanied by a laureate portrait of the emperor with a globe at the point of his neck. The reverse carries the legend "ROMA VICTRIX" around a depiction of Roma standing in military dress with a foot on a globe, holding a branch and spear.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silver
- Denomination
- Denarius
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Tarraco
- Authority
- Galba
Design
- Obverse
- Head of Galba, laureate, right; globe at point of neck
- Reverse
- Roma, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, right foot on globe, holding branch in right hand and leaning left on spear
- Obverse legend
- GALBA IMPERATOR
- Reverse legend
- ROMA VICTRIX
Identification
- Type reference
- RIC I (second edition) Galba 45
- Denomination and metal
- Denarius, Silver
- Obverse legend to match
- GALBA IMPERATOR
- Reverse legend to match
- ROMA VICTRIX
- Source note
- Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.1(2).gal.45
Research required
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