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Aureus - Galba HISPANIA, Hispania
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 68-69 |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Emperor Galba facing right, rendered in a bold, naturalistic style characteristic of late Julio-Claudian and early Flavian portraiture. The emperor's aged features are rendered with pronounced realism, including furrowed brow and strong jaw. The laurel wreath is rendered with fine detail atop the head, and a paludamentum drapes the shoulder. A beaded border encloses the design, with the legend distributed around the full circumference of the field. |
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| Reverse description | The personification of Hispania, draped and advancing to the left, holding in her extended right hand a spray of poppies and corn-ears symbolic of the province's agricultural fertility, while her left hand bears a round shield and two spears, emblems of martial prowess. The figure is rendered in a striding pose with flowing drapery, evoking the allegorical provincial coinage types popularized under Galba, who rose to power from Hispania Tarraconensis. The exergual area is plain, with the reverse legend HISPANIA prominently displayed in the field. |
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| Mintage | ND (68-69) |
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