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As - Galba S C
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 68-69 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse lettering | SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG (Translation: Servius Galba Imperator Caesar Augustus Servio Galba, supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, and emperor (Augustus).) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Galba's reign lasted seven months. The senatorial S C bronzes struck in his name represent one of the most compressed imperial production windows in the first century, and output was limited — RIC I 301 is not a common type. Galba came to power after Nero's suicide ended the Julio-Claudian line, and his almost immediate alienation of the Praetorian Guard by refusing them a promised donative sealed his fate. He was killed in the Roman Forum in January 69, the opening act of the Year of the Four Emperors.