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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1950.78.4
People
Galba, Roman (r. 68-69 CE)
Title
As of Galba, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
68 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196823

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
10.6 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
as
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: IMP SER GALBA CAES AVG TR P
  • inscription: reverse: LIBE[RTAS PVBLICA]
    SC l. and r. in field
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP SER GALBA CAES AVG TR P
  • Reverse Inscription: LIBERTAS PVBLICA S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 372 p. 249; BMC 146

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Cornelius C. Vermeule III, Class of 1947
Accession Year
1950
Object Number
1950.78.4
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bare head of Galba r.; around, IMP SER GALBA CAES AVG TR P.
Rev.: Libertas, draped, standing l., r. hand holding pileus, l. hand vertical rod; around, LIBE[RTAS PVBLI]CA; to l. and r., S-C.

Verification Level

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