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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     68261 Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Galba Date Ruled:     A.D. 68-69 Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Denarius Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD April - June 68 Diameter:     18 mm Weight:     3.43 g Obverse Legend:     GALBA > IMPERAT, direction 5 to 1 Obverse Description:     Laureate head right; globe at point of bust Reverse Legend:     ROMA > VICTRIX, direction 11 to 7 Reverse Description:     Rome standing left, foot on globe, holding branch and reverted spear Mint:     Tarraco (?) Primary Reference:     RIC 045 var (legend) Reference2:     BMCRE unlisted Reference3:     RSC unlisted Reference4:     BN unlisted Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=38523 Grade:     Toned VF, obverse field scatches, light encrustation on reverse Notes:     See pages 342 & 352 notes in BMCRE for other coins with GALBA IMPERAT legend. See BN 61 for picture of coin mentioned on BMCRE page 352. BN thinks this coin was minted in Gaul. Above coin's obverse is similar to BN 61, but RIC doesn't show any ROMA VICTRIX minted in Gaul.

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