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As - Galba AEQVITAS S C, Aequitas
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 68-69 |
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| Weight | 10 g |
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| Reverse lettering | AEQVITAS S C (Translation: Aequitas, Senatus Consultum Equity. Decree of the senate.) |
| Edge | Plain |
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Galba's reign lasted just seven months, from June 68 to January 69 AD, ending when the Praetorian Guard hacked him to pieces in the Roman Forum after withdrawing their support in favor of Otho. The AEQVITAS type — invoking equity and fair dealing — carries particular irony given that Galba's refusal to pay the donative promised on his behalf to the legions was the central grievance that unraveled his principate almost immediately.
RIC I 492 is a sestertius-module bronze struck at Rome. Surviving examples attributable to this brief window are genuinely scarce by reign length.