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ID:
721405
Type:
Roman Imperial
Issuer:
Civil War Anonymous Coinage
Date Ruled:
AD 68-69
Metal:
Silver
Denomination:
Denarius
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
AD 68-69
Weight:
3.00 g
Die Axis:
5 h
Obverse Legend:
LIBERTAS
Obverse Description:
Draped bust of Libertas right; hair knoted above neck
Reverse Legend:
[R]ESTITVTA / [P]-R
Reverse Description:
P R on either side of pileus between two daggers
Exergue:
[R]ESTITVTA
Mint:
Spain
Primary Reference:
RIC 024
Reference2:
BMCRE 007
Reference3:
RSC II 394
Reference4:
AM 049T (same reverse die as the example in Turin)
Photograph Credit:
Classical Numismatic Group
Source:
http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=85173
Notes:
Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 1405 Extremely rare. This is the first example we have ever offered for sale. On April 2nd or 3rd AD 68 Galba was hailed imperator by Spanish legions at Carthago Nova. Refusing to accept the title, he acted as legatus of the Senate and Roman people. Galba was openly supportive of the revolt of Vindex who also had the support of the Arverni and Remi among other of the Gallic tribes. At Vesontio in May of that year, the rival armies of Verginius and Vindex clashed, resulting in the death of Vindex and the utter destruction of his army. Shaken at the failure of Vindex, Galba stated publicly that he would not attempt to seize the empire. In the middle of June Galba was appointed princeps by the Senate upon the death of Nero. One of Galba’s main motivations for supporting Vindex’s revolt had been the role of the Senate in restoring constitutional freedom. Thus the reason for the Libertas Restituta type. Peter-Hugo Martin, in his Die Anonymen MÜnzen des Jahres 68 nach Christus cites only five examples of this extraordinary type, in the Haag (now Leiden), London, Turin, Paris, and Vienna. Rarer by far than the celebrated EID MAR denarius struck by Brutus, the reverse type serves as a form of political propaganda reminding everyone, not only of the famous assassination of Julius Caesar, but of how quickly the then current revolt may succeed.
Created and Managed by Alfredo De La Fe
