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AR25 - Galba ΡΩΜΗ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 68-69 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ΣΕΡΟΥΙ ΓΑΛΒΑ ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ, L Β |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Galba's Alexandrian tetradrachm occupies a strange historical pocket: struck after Nero's suicide in June 68 but before Galba himself was murdered by the Praetorian Guard in January 69, the entire issue represents a reign of barely seven months. Egypt's mint at Alexandria operated under imperial control as a closed currency system, meaning these tetradrachms circulated only within the province — locals had no choice but to accept them. Galba never visited Egypt, and news of his death likely reached Alexandria before many of these coins had even changed hands a second time.