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As - Galba IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG REST
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 80-81 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed and laureate bust of Galba facing right, depicted with a draped shoulder, rendered in a bold, somewhat naturalistic portrait style typical of Flavian-era restitution coinage. The effigy shows the aged, jowled features of Galba, characteristic of his official portraiture. The legend encircles the bust along the rim within the beaded border. |
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| Mintage | ND (80-81) |
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This is a "restitution" issue — struck under Titus in 80–81 AD not as a new coin but as a deliberate re-presentation of coinage from Galba's reign (68–69 AD), roughly a decade earlier. The Flavian restitution series served a dynastic function: by honoring the emperors who preceded them, including those with no blood connection, Vespasian and Titus constructed a paper lineage of legitimate rule. Galba was a logical inclusion, having been the first emperor to follow Nero.
Galba himself reigned only seven months before his murder in January 69 AD.