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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:     24-40      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Galba Date Ruled:     A.D. 68-69 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Aureus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD July 68 - January 69 Weight:     7.21 g Obverse Legend:     SER GALBA CAESAR AVG Obverse Description:     Cuirassed bust left Reverse Legend:     SALVS GEN HVMANI Reverse Description:     Fortuna-Salus advancing left, right foot on globe, sacrificing from patera over lighted altar and holding vertical rudder over left arm Primary Reference:     RIC 146 Reference2:     BMC p. 314 note † and pl. 52, 19 (these dies) Reference3:     C 232 Reference4:     CBN 66 (these dies); Vagi 801; Calicó 506 Photograph Credit:     Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG Source:     http://www.arsclassicacoins.com/ Price Sold For:     16000 Swiss Franc Date Sold:     12/05/2002 Grade:     gVF Notes:     NAC Auction 24, Lot 40 Very rare. A beautiful portrait in high style. Good very fine Ex NAC sale 9, 1996, 830. Two of Galba's coins that clearly communicate his desire to repair Rome of the moral degradation it had suffered since the death of Augustus are represented with this lot and the one following. With Nero's death representing the end of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Galba took the helm at a critical moment in history: all of Rome's emperors thus far had been Julio-Claudians, and Galba's principate was a turning point. It was also a turning point because at no other time had an emperor been hailed in the provinces - it had always occurred in Rome or its environs. On the aureus of lot 42 Galba announces Roma Renascens - 'Rome rising again', or 'Rome reborn', and on this aureus he announces Salus Generis Humani, proclaiming he will attend to the welfare of all mankind. However noble Galba's intentions, he was terribly naïve to think that radical reform of moral and social conduct could be achieved in short order, and especially under such chaotic circumstances. He removed incompetent men from their offices and replaced them with more qualified candidates, and was stern - even stingy - with his army. Tacitus reports he did not provide even a "mere token act of generosity" for his soldiers, which assured his downfall only six months into his reign.

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