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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:     007      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Galba Date Ruled:     AD 3 April 68 - 15 January 69 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     As Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD c. 3 April 68 - 15 January 69 Diameter:     28 mm Weight:     11.89 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P Obverse Description:     laureate head right Reverse Legend:     PAXS AVGVSTI S-C Reverse Description:     Pax draped, standing half left, holding cornucopiae and torch, with which she is sets fire to a heap of arms on the ground. Mint:     Rome Primary Reference:     RIC 496 Reference2:     BMC 261a Reference3:     Cohen 159 Photograph Credit:     Mark Zema Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-55065 Grade:     VF Notes:     Rev. legend is PAXS (not just PAX) AVGVSTI S C, and she applies a torch to a pile of captured arms; obv. legend is without P M. Cat. no. 409 in Kraay's die study, RIC 496 in the new RIC (publ. 1984), BMC 261a, Cohen 159. Probably an As not a dupondius; only the metal color, and to some extent the weight, tell them apart. Belongs to Kraay's interesting Officina G (many spectacular types on the sestertii), which Mattingly in BMC wrongly regarded as posthumous. (Mr. Curtis Clay)

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