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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.131
People
Galba, Roman (r. 68-69 CE)
Title
Denarius of Galba, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
68-69 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/197013

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.24 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP SER GALBA CAESAR AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: VIRTVS

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 221 p. 242

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.176.131
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Galba r.; around, [IMP] SER GALBA CAESAR AVG.
Rev.: Virtus standing facing, r. hand holding parazonium upwards, l. hand leaning on vertical spear; to l. and r., VIR-TVS.

Verification Level

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